title: PHACES syndrome presenting as hemangiomas, sternal clefting and congenital ulcerations on the helices.
abstract: Sternal malformation/vascular dysplasia association is a very rare condition comprised of midline defects and hemangiomas of the face and anterior trunk, that can be found as part of the PHACES phenotypic spectrum (posterior fossa malformations, hemangiomas, arterial anomalies, coarctations of the aorta, cardiac defects and eye abnormalities, sternal clefting). Herein, we describe a 6-month-old boy with sternal cleft, extensive segmental hemangiomas, and a depigmented scar on the tip of the xyphoid process, corresponding to a sternal malformation/vascular dysplasia association. He also had bilateral cutaneous ulcerations on the helices. Our case report indicates that ulceration of a hemangioma can occur before significant proliferation and may even be present congenitally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Alanya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cicek
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Durusoy
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mihci
authors.forename: Sukran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tacoy
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozaydin
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alpsoy
mesh_terms: D004431:Ear, External; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000151:congenital*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000151:congenital*; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome