Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome: report of case affecting oral cavity.
A patient is described with clinical characteristics suggesting a vascular syndrome that included an oral component. After an intraoral biopsy was taken and further evaluation performed, it was determined that the patient exhibited criteria consistent with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome, a rare congenital vascular disorder.
Kerpel
Stanley M
SM
Section of Oral Pathology, New York Hospital Queens, USA. opldoc@aol.com
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007715:Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology