title: Median cleft of the upper lip associated with a mass: a rare case.
abstract: Median cleft lip is a midline vertical cleft through the upper lip. This is a very rare anomaly described in the literature. Median cleft lip is caused by the failure of fusion of the medial nasal prominences. In this case report, a 4-month-old boy with a median cleft associated with a mass of the upper lip is presented. The patient has no other anomalies of the nose or alveolus. The patient has normotelorism. A Z-plasty technique was used on the skin of the base of the columella. A vertical excision of the cleft with muscle approximation was performed on the white roll and the wet-dry border of either side of the defect of the upper lip. Postoperatively, the patient had a satisfactory result. The incisive scars were not visible. Cupid's bow was appropriately aligned, and the height of the upper lip was equal on both sides.
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Central South University, Haikou 520208, Hainan, People's Republic of China; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: jianxinchun@hotmail.com.
authors: Xin-Chun
authors: XC
authors: Jian
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Central South University, Haikou 520208, Hainan, People's Republic of China; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
authors: Lian
authors: L
authors: Zheng
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Central South University, Haikou 520208, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
authors: Pu
authors: P
authors: Xu
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Haikou Hospital, Central South University, Haikou 520208, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
authors: De-Yu
authors: DY
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013724:Teratoma / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Median cleft lip; Teratoid polyp; Upper lip