title: Isolated Tessier no. 1 cleft of the nose.
abstract: We report 3 patients with isolated cleft or coloboma of the nose--an extremely rare occurrence. This entity belongs to no. 1 of Tessier's classification of craniofacial clefts. Excessive separation of the medial and lateral nasal processes of the frontonasal process may be the genesis of this condition. Management should address two points: the cleft and the associated malformations of the cartilaginous nasal framework.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps