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Mandibulofacial Dysostosis (Treacher Collins Syndrome): Multimedia
Updated: Nov 24, 2009
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![]() | Media file 1: Anteroposterior view of 2-month-old boy with Treacher Collins syndrome. |
![]() | Media file 2: Lateral view of 2-month-old boy with Treacher Collins syndrome. |
![]() | Media file 3: Anteroposterior view of 2-year-old boy with Treacher Collins syndrome. |
![]() | Media file 4: Lateral views of 2-year-old boy with Treacher Collins syndrome. |
![]() | Media file 7: Right-lateral cranial radiograph of an 18-month-old infant with Treacher Collins syndrome. Note the mandibular osteotomies and internal distraction hardware. |
![]() | Media file 8: Left-lateral cranial radiograph showing mandibular osteotomy and distraction osteogeneses for micrognathia. |
![]() | Media file 9: Lateral radiograph of same patient as in Media files 7 and 8. Completion of distraction; note increased mandibular length. |
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Keywords
Treacher Collins syndrome, TCS, Treacher Collins-Franceschetti syndrome 1, Franceschetti-Zwahlen-Klein syndrome, dysostosis mandibulofacialis, mandibulofacial dysostosis, craniofacial growth, craniofacial structure growth, treatment, diagnosis, symptoms


















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