Thanatophoric dysplasia: autopsy findings over a 25-year period. 2013

Christina Vogt, and Harm-Gerd K Blaas
Department of Pathology and Medical Genetics, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. christina.vogt@ntnu.no

The aim of our study was to retrospectively assess morphological findings in thanatophoric dysplasia, particularly, in how many cases were cerebral manifestations with temporal lobe dysplasia identified. We also wanted to register and analyze the proportions between lung, brain, and body weight. Criteria for inclusion were an autopsy performed during the period ranging from 1985 to 2009 with a diagnosis of thanatophoric dysplasia. During a 25-year period 25 cases of thanatophoric dysplasia were registered. Temporal lobe dysplasia was recognized in 52% of the cases, and after 1998 temporal lobe dysplasia was described in all cases. In 19 cases the brain/body weight ratio was increased, and in all cases the lung/body weight ratio was below the corresponding ratio calculated according to standard measurements. In all but one case the ratio of brain to lung weight was increased. This study focuses on morphological findings, stressing the importance of temporal lobe dysplasia in confirming a diagnosis of thanatophoric dysplasia. Lung/body, brain/body, and brain/lung weight ratios confirm macrocephaly and lung hypoplasia, which are constant findings in cases involving thanatophoric dysplasia. Femur and brain morphology inclusive histology remains the ultimate tool for confirmation of this lethal condition, although it has to be seen in a context inclusive of radiological examination.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001344 Autopsy Postmortem examination of the body. Autopsies,Post-Mortem Examination,Postmortem Examination,Examination, Post-Mortem,Examination, Postmortem,Examinations, Post-Mortem,Examinations, Postmortem,Post Mortem Examination,Post-Mortem Examinations,Postmortem Examinations
D013796 Thanatophoric Dysplasia A severe form of neonatal dwarfism with very short limbs. All cases have died at birth or later in the neonatal period. Dwarfism, Thanatophoric,Thanatophoric Dwarfism,Thanatophoric Short Stature,Dwarfisms, Thanatophoric,Dysplasia, Thanatophoric,Dysplasias, Thanatophoric,Thanatophoric Dwarfisms,Thanatophoric Dysplasias

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