title: Lateral facial cleft associated with accessory mandible having teeth, absent parotid gland and peripheral facial weakness.
abstract: Transverse facial cleft is a very rare malformation. The Tessier no. 7 cleft is a lateral facial cleft which emanates from oral cavity and extends towards the tragus, involving both soft tissue and skeletal components. Here, we present a case having transverse facial cleft, accessory mandible having teeth, absent parotid gland and ipsilateral peripheral facial nerve weakness. After surgical repair of the cleft in 2-month of age, improvement of the facial nerve function was detected in 3-year of age. Resection of the accessory mandible was planned in 5-6 years of age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Esthetic Surgery, Duzce University, Düzce Medical Faculty, Düzce, Turkey. Electronic address: deryaozcelik68@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ozçelik
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Esthetic Surgery, Duzce University, Düzce Medical Faculty, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Toplu
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Esthetic Surgery, Duzce University, Düzce Medical Faculty, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Türkseven
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Duzce University, Düzce Medical Faculty, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Senses
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Esthetic Surgery, Duzce University, Düzce Medical Faculty, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yiğit
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000151:congenital*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D009056:Mouth Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Accessory mandible; Facial paralysis; Lateral facial cleft; Parotid gland