title: The Tessier number 5 cleft with associated extremity anomalies.
abstract: Oblique facial clefts are rare congenital deformities. They constitute 0.22% of all facial malformations. In this case report, an oblique facial cleft defined as Tessier number 5 is presented. The number 5 cleft of Tessier is one of the most rare congenital facial clefts; review of the literature revealed 20 patients. This case was also demonstrated with associated limb anomalies, suggesting that the patient may have been affected by the amnion rupture sequence. The teratology of these malformations is discussed, and attention is drawn to the amniotic rupture sequence as a possible cause.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, 20100 Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oçsel
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities; D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017880:Limb Deformities, Congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities; D009056:Mouth Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D009915:Orbit / Q000002:abnormalities; D015050:Zygoma / Q000002:abnormalities