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Congenital hemihypertrophy

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Common symptoms

偏斜骨盆、脊柱后突

The pathology of disease

Congenital hemihypertrophy (hemihyperplasia) is asymmetric overgrowth of one side; associated with Beckwith-Wiedemann; embryonal tumor risk (Wilms/hepatoblastoma); tumor screening.

Symptoms

Asymmetric limb/body enlargement; infant; abdominal wall defects; macroglossia; embryonal tumor risk; genetics

Causes

Beckwith-Wiedemann; IGF2 overexpression; hemihyperplasia; imprinting.

Treatment

Tumor screening (abdominal ultrasound, AFP); genetics; orthopedics for limb length discrepancy; pediatric oncology

Dept

Pediatrics / genetics / oncology / orthopedics.

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