Yapicioğlu H, Narli N, Satar M, Soyupak S, Küçükosmanoğlu O
Department of Pediatrics, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
Genet Couns. 2002;13(1):35-9.
Sternal malformation/vascular dysplasia complex was described by Hersch et al. in 1985. The principle findings include cleft of the sternum covered by an atrophic skin, a midline abdominal raphe and hemangiomatosis. The inheritance pattern seems to be sporadic. We report a newborn baby with sternal defect, cleft lip and palate, supraumbilical raphe and hemangiomas.