During the first half of this century, various syndromes attributed to compression of neural and vascular structures in the anatomic area of the thoracic outlet have been described. These include the cervical rib, scalene anticus, costoclavicular, first dorsal rib, and hyperabduction syndromes. This complex array of subdivisions has engendered some confusion in diagnosis and treatment. Although...

Mutations in the PTEN gene are associated with a broad spectrum of disorders, including Cowden syndrome (CS), Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome, Proteus syndrome, and Lhermitte-Duclos disease. In addition, PTEN mutations have been described in a few patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and macrocephaly. In this study, we screened the PTEN gene for mutations and deletions in 88 patient...

A syndrome of back and loin pain produced by impingement of the lowest rib against the iliac crest is described in six patients. All had noticed a significant loss of height and five had osteoporosis of the vertebral column. It is suggested that mechanical irritation of the lowest rib against the iliac crest was the cause of the pain and that subperiosteal resection of the outer two-thirds of t...

74 Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a comprehensive term used to describe symptomatology due to compression of neurovascular bundle in the thoracic outlet region of upper extremity. The term TOS was used for the first time in the literature by Rob and Standeven.[1] It had also been termed costoclavicular syndrome, cervical rib syndrome, scalenus anticus syndrome, subclavius tendon syndrome, or...

Objetivo. Estimar la diversidad morfométrica, faneróptica y de cuatro genes dominantes en aves criollas pescuezo desnudo (Gallus domesticus L. Subespecie nudicollis) traspatio subregión Sabana, departamento Sucre (Colombia). Materiales métodos. En 650 adultas (480 gallinas 170 gallos) 10 localidades, se midieron 14 variables morfométricas, ocho fanerópticas dominantes. Los datos fueron sometido...

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Aneurysmal bone cyst is a rare benign cystic bone lesion with an incidence of only 0.14 per 100,000 individuals and most commonly affects the metaphyses of long bones, spine, and pelvis. We present a very rare case of a 17-year-old boy with a rapidly expanding aneurysmal bone cyst arising from the first rib, resulting in neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome secondary to its compression of the br...

AIMS To describe the variation of the phenotype within families with several individuals with Bardet-Biedl syndrome. METHODS The phenotypes of affected siblings in 11 Scandinavian families with two or more members who had at least three of the features: retinal dystrophy, polydactyly, obesity, hypogenitalism, and mental retardation, were compared [corrected]. Individuals without retinal dystr...

Polydactyly is one of the most common hereditary limb malformations featuring additional digits in hands and/or feet. It constituted the highest proportion among the congenital limb defects in various epidemiological surveys. Polydactyly, primarily presenting as an additional pre-axial or post-axial digit of autopod, is a highly heterogeneous condition and depicts broad interand intra-familial ...