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Skeletal histopathology in fetuses with chondroectodermal dysplasia (Ellis-van Creveld syndrome).

Chondroectodermal dysplasia (CED) is an uncommon autosomal recessive disorder and one of the short rib polydactyly syndromes (SRPS). It is characterized by acromelic and mesomelic shortness of limbs, postaxial polydactyly, small chest, ectodermal dysplasia, and in many cases, congenital heart defects. Controversy exists over possible changes in the growth plate. With the advent of ultrasonographic examination, increasing numbers of fetuses with osteochondrodysplasias are examined by pathologists. Since histopathologic examination of the skeletal system is useful in defining various osteochondrodysplasias and it has not been described in the fetus with CED, we herein describe 3 cases of fetal CED with emphasis on skeletal histopathology. All 3 pregnancies were terminated at 22-23 weeks because of ultrasonographic demonstration of short limbs and growth retardation. Radiologically, each fetus had acromelic and mesomelic shortness of long bones with smooth round metaphyses, vertically short iliac bones, short ribs and normal vertebrae. These findings are similar to those described in the larger newborn infant with CED. Histopathologically, the cartilage of the long bones showed chondrocytic disorganization in the physeal growth zone. The findings are dissimilar to those of larger infants and older children in whom chondrocytic columnization has been seen in the central physis and disorganization in peripheral physis. Furthermore, a variable degree of chondrocytic disorganization was also seen in the central physeal growth zone of vertebrae in these fetuses. Other findings noted at fetopsy were: polydactyly in all 3 cases, congenital heart defect in 2 and an abnormal frenulum in one case. The foregoing phenotypic and radiographic manifestations and skeletal histopathology help separate CED from other SRPS.[1]

References

  1. Skeletal histopathology in fetuses with chondroectodermal dysplasia (Ellis-van Creveld syndrome). Qureshi, F., Jacques, S.M., Evans, M.I., Johnson, M.P., Isada, N.B., Yang, S.S. Am. J. Med. Genet. (1993) [Pubmed]
 
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