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Abnormal frontal bone morphology

MedGen UID:
867494
•Concept ID:
C4021873
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the frontal bone
 
HPO: HP:0430000

Definition

An abnormality of the frontal bone. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and Management of Suture-Related Concerns of the Infant Skull.
Hersh DS, Bookland MJ, Hughes CD
Pediatr Clin North Am 2021 Aug;68(4):727-742. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2021.04.002. PMID: 34247705
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, AND ANDROGEN EXCESS AND PCOS SOCIETY DISEASE STATE CLINICAL REVIEW: GUIDE TO THE BEST PRACTICES IN THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME--PART 1.
Goodman NF, Cobin RH, Futterweit W, Glueck JS, Legro RS, Carmina E; American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE); American College of Endocrinology (ACE); Androgen Excess and PCOS Society (AES)
Endocr Pract 2015 Nov;21(11):1291-300. doi: 10.4158/EP15748.DSC. PMID: 26509855
Cyclops (prenatal diagnosis).
Chawla S, Sikand S, Vohra S
Br J Radiol 1969 May;42(497):391-4. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-42-497-391. PMID: 4976428

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, AND ANDROGEN EXCESS AND PCOS SOCIETY DISEASE STATE CLINICAL REVIEW: GUIDE TO THE BEST PRACTICES IN THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME--PART 1.
Goodman NF, Cobin RH, Futterweit W, Glueck JS, Legro RS, Carmina E; American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE); American College of Endocrinology (ACE); Androgen Excess and PCOS Society (AES)
Endocr Pract 2015 Nov;21(11):1291-300. doi: 10.4158/EP15748.DSC. PMID: 26509855
Percentile-based assessment of craniosynostosis.
Wilbrand JF, Bierther U, Nord T, Reinges M, Hahn A, Christophis P, Streckbein P, Kähling C, Howaldt HP
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2014 Jul;42(5):634-40. Epub 2013 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2013.09.005. PMID: 24717668
Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
Larizza L, Roversi G, Volpi L
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2010 Jan 29;5:2. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-5-2. PMID: 20113479Free PMC Article
Atretic fronto-ethmoidal encephalocele.
Amer S
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2003 Nov;13(11):667-8. PMID: 14700500
Unilateral CHARGE association.
Trip J, van Stuijvenberg M, Dikkers FG, Pijnenburg MW
Eur J Pediatr 2002 Feb;161(2):78-80. doi: 10.1007/s00431-001-0870-z. PMID: 11954755

Diagnosis

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, AND ANDROGEN EXCESS AND PCOS SOCIETY DISEASE STATE CLINICAL REVIEW: GUIDE TO THE BEST PRACTICES IN THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME--PART 1.
Goodman NF, Cobin RH, Futterweit W, Glueck JS, Legro RS, Carmina E; American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE); American College of Endocrinology (ACE); Androgen Excess and PCOS Society (AES)
Endocr Pract 2015 Nov;21(11):1291-300. doi: 10.4158/EP15748.DSC. PMID: 26509855
Sotos syndrome.
Juneja A, Sultan A
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent 2011 Dec;29(6 Suppl 2):S48-51. doi: 10.4103/0970-4388.90741. PMID: 22169837
Progeria.
Mohamed Riyaz SS, Jayachandran S
Indian J Dent Res 2009 Oct-Dec;20(4):508-10. doi: 10.4103/0970-9290.59442. PMID: 20139583
Management of nonsyndromic craniosynostosis.
Ghali GE, Sinn DP, Tantipasawasin S
Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2002 Mar;10(1):1-41. doi: 10.1016/s1061-3315(01)00003-8. PMID: 12087862
Nasal encephaloceles.
Hoving EW
Childs Nerv Syst 2000 Nov;16(10-11):702-6. doi: 10.1007/s003810000339. PMID: 11151720

Therapy

Safety of Contemporary Resorbable Fixation Systems for Craniofacial Reconstruction in Pediatric Patients.
Kalmar CL, Bushold J, Carlson AR, Zapatero ZD, Kosyk MS, Swanson JW, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP
Plast Reconstr Surg 2021 Oct 1;148(4):838-848. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008333. PMID: 34398868
Pycnodysostosis at otorhinolaryngology.
Baglam T, Binnetoglu A, Fatih Topuz M, Baş Ikizoglu N, Ersu R, Turan S, Sarı M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Apr;95:91-96. Epub 2017 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.02.009. PMID: 28576543
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, AND ANDROGEN EXCESS AND PCOS SOCIETY DISEASE STATE CLINICAL REVIEW: GUIDE TO THE BEST PRACTICES IN THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME--PART 1.
Goodman NF, Cobin RH, Futterweit W, Glueck JS, Legro RS, Carmina E; American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE); American College of Endocrinology (ACE); Androgen Excess and PCOS Society (AES)
Endocr Pract 2015 Nov;21(11):1291-300. doi: 10.4158/EP15748.DSC. PMID: 26509855
Trigonocephaly: surgical considerations and long term evaluation.
Greenberg BM, Schneider SJ
J Craniofac Surg 2006 May;17(3):528-35. doi: 10.1097/00001665-200605000-00024. PMID: 16770193
Heavy metal: beware.
Polley JW, Kim DE, Vigniswarin WT, Berkowitz R, Charbel F
J Craniofac Surg 1996 Nov;7(6):460-4. doi: 10.1097/00001665-199611000-00012. PMID: 10332266

Prognosis

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, AND ANDROGEN EXCESS AND PCOS SOCIETY DISEASE STATE CLINICAL REVIEW: GUIDE TO THE BEST PRACTICES IN THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME--PART 1.
Goodman NF, Cobin RH, Futterweit W, Glueck JS, Legro RS, Carmina E; American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE); American College of Endocrinology (ACE); Androgen Excess and PCOS Society (AES)
Endocr Pract 2015 Nov;21(11):1291-300. doi: 10.4158/EP15748.DSC. PMID: 26509855
Metopic synostosis.
van der Meulen J
Childs Nerv Syst 2012 Sep;28(9):1359-67. Epub 2012 Aug 8 doi: 10.1007/s00381-012-1803-z. PMID: 22872249Free PMC Article
Atretic fronto-ethmoidal encephalocele.
Amer S
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2003 Nov;13(11):667-8. PMID: 14700500
Unilateral CHARGE association.
Trip J, van Stuijvenberg M, Dikkers FG, Pijnenburg MW
Eur J Pediatr 2002 Feb;161(2):78-80. doi: 10.1007/s00431-001-0870-z. PMID: 11954755
Nasal encephaloceles.
Hoving EW
Childs Nerv Syst 2000 Nov;16(10-11):702-6. doi: 10.1007/s003810000339. PMID: 11151720

Clinical prediction guides

Pycnodysostosis at otorhinolaryngology.
Baglam T, Binnetoglu A, Fatih Topuz M, Baş Ikizoglu N, Ersu R, Turan S, Sarı M
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Apr;95:91-96. Epub 2017 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.02.009. PMID: 28576543
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, AND ANDROGEN EXCESS AND PCOS SOCIETY DISEASE STATE CLINICAL REVIEW: GUIDE TO THE BEST PRACTICES IN THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME--PART 1.
Goodman NF, Cobin RH, Futterweit W, Glueck JS, Legro RS, Carmina E; American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE); American College of Endocrinology (ACE); Androgen Excess and PCOS Society (AES)
Endocr Pract 2015 Nov;21(11):1291-300. doi: 10.4158/EP15748.DSC. PMID: 26509855
Percentile-based assessment of craniosynostosis.
Wilbrand JF, Bierther U, Nord T, Reinges M, Hahn A, Christophis P, Streckbein P, Kähling C, Howaldt HP
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2014 Jul;42(5):634-40. Epub 2013 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2013.09.005. PMID: 24717668
Deformational posterior plagiocephaly: diagnosis and treatment.
Teichgraeber JF, Ault JK, Baumgartner J, Waller A, Messersmith M, Gateño J, Bravenec B, Xia J
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2002 Nov;39(6):582-6. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_2002_039_0582_dppdat_2.0.co_2. PMID: 12401104
Ultrasound diagnosis of craniosynostosis.
Miller C, Losken HW, Towbin R, Bowen A, Mooney MP, Towbin A, Faix RS
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2002 Jan;39(1):73-80. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_2002_039_0073_udoc_2.0.co_2. PMID: 11772173

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