Two cases of Marfan syndrome. 2002

Doina Butcovan, and Cătălina Arsenescu, and Gr Tinică, and E Sandică, and Cleopatra Borza, and Monica Neamţu, and G I M Georgescu
School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of Medicine Medicine Gr.T. Popa, Iaşi.

The early identification of the Marfan Syndrome should be essential for the prevention of the aortic dilatation and dissection, but the wide phenotypic expression of the disorder makes the clinical diagnosis very difficult. The aim of this study is to emphasise the necessity of a widely applicable method of morpho-clinical diagnosis. The diagnosis was confirmed on surgical biopsies from ascending aortic wall and aortic cusps, using routine morphological techniques. The macroscopical examination revealed a thin ascending aortic wall, presenting a transversal intimal tear, without secondary dissecting hematoma, and an aortic dilated annulus, producing aortic regurgitation. Microscopically, the diagnosis was supported by the identification of cystic medical necrosis, a specific degenerative lesion in the Marfan Syndrome, in patients with or without family history of aortic aneurysms. This study defines the morpho-clinical changes of the disease, emphasising the necessity of a permanent monitorization of the patient after surgery, due to the risk of late complications.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008382 Marfan Syndrome An autosomal dominant disorder of CONNECTIVE TISSUE with abnormal features in the heart, the eye, and the skeleton. Cardiovascular manifestations include MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; AORTIC ANEURYSM; and AORTIC DISSECTION. Other features include lens displacement (ectopia lentis), disproportioned long limbs and enlarged DURA MATER (dural ectasia). Marfan syndrome (type 1) is associated with mutations in the gene encoding FIBRILLIN-1 (FBN1), a major element of extracellular microfibrils of connective tissue. Mutations in the gene encoding TYPE II TGF-BETA RECEPTOR (TGFBR2) are associated with Marfan syndrome type 2. Marfan Like Connective Tissue Disorder,Marfan Syndrome Type 1,Marfan Syndrome Type 2,Marfan Syndrome, Type II,Marfan Syndrome, Type I,Marfan's Syndrome,Marfans Syndrome
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D001011 Aorta The main trunk of the systemic arteries. Aortas
D001014 Aortic Aneurysm An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of AORTA. Aneurysm, Aortic,Aneurysms, Aortic,Aortic Aneurysms
D001706 Biopsy Removal and pathologic examination of specimens from the living body. Biopsies
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes

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