title: Structural morphological characteristics and craniofacial development in macrocephaly-cutis marmorata  telangiectatica congenita.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Macrocephaly-cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita (M-CMTC) is a craniofacial defect secondary to  macrosomia; a case is presented in order to increase knowledge of the related complications in particular with respect to  craniofacial development.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors report a case of M-CMTC evaluated from the genetic standpoint and  that of craniofacial development. The aim was to analyse the patient's clinical development and to plan orthopaedic and  surgical treatment, focused on detecting and correcting structural and/or functional maxillomandibular anomalies that are  likely to worsen over time. As M-CMTC is a typical morphostructural anomaly found in many patients with macrosomia,  increased knowledge of the problem and awareness of the related complications appeared useful so as to tackle them  appropriately. Orthopaedic treatment partially corrected the asymmetry and reduced the structural discrepancy, avoiding or  at least simplifying surgical treatment on completion of growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy. carmenmortellaro@hotmail.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mortellaro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bello
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Greco Lucchina
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy; D008445:Maxillofacial Development / Q000502:physiology*; D058627:Megalencephaly / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy