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congenital soft tissue dysplasias

Wednesday 12 November 2003

The term congenital soft tissue dysplasias (CSTDs) regroups some localized malformations of covering soft tissues in children, presenting as various clinical entities.

Classification

- Parkes-Weber syndrome
- Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome
- Proteus syndrome
- segmental hypertrophy (segmental gigantism)
- lymphedema
- angiodysplasia

Synopsis

- giant hamartoma
- angiodysplasia
- congenital hypertrophy
- congenital trophoedema
- localised gigantism

  • macrodactyly

References

- Martelli H, Richard S, Moczar M, Godeau G, Pfister A, Pellerin D, Vekemans M. Congenital soft tissue dysplasias: a morphological and biochemical study. Pediatr Pathol. 1994 Sep-Oct;14(5):873-94.
PMID: 7808985

- Pellerin D, Martelli H, Latouche X, Couly G, Gasnier F. Congenital soft tissue dysplasia: a new malformation entity and concept. Prog Pediatr Surg. 1989;22:1-29. PMID: 2492383