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Abnormal cheek morphology

MedGen UID:
870864
Concept ID:
C4025324
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormality of the cheek; Abnormality of the cheeks; Anomaly of the cheeks; Deformity of the cheeks; Malformation of the cheeks
 
HPO: HP:0004426

Definition

An abnormality of the cheek- one of two bilateral soft tissue facial structures in the region of the face inferior to the eyes and between the nose and the ear. "Buccal" means relating to the cheek. The cheek is part of the midface [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Wong PC, Wang MA, Ng TJ, Akbarialiabad H, Murrell DF
Clin Exp Dermatol 2024 Sep 18;49(10):1105-1117. doi: 10.1093/ced/llae066. PMID: 38447098
Wang Y, Yu GY, Huang MX, Mao C, Zhang L
Laryngoscope 2011 Aug;121(8):1682-6. doi: 10.1002/lary.21854. PMID: 21792955
Greene AK, Burrows PE, Smith L, Mulliken JB
Plast Reconstr Surg 2005 Jan;115(1):22-30. PMID: 15622227

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Plettendorff L, Werner JA, Wiegand S
In Vivo 2023 Jan-Feb;37(1):366-370. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13087. PMID: 36593008Free PMC Article
Du Z, Liu JL, You YH, Wang LZ, He J, Zheng JW, Zhang ZY, Wang YA
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2021 Jul;9(4):1007-1016.e7. Epub 2020 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2020.11.016. PMID: 33248299
Racz C, Dakpé S, Kadlub N, Testelin S, Devauchelle B, Rachwalski M, Picard A
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2018 Jan;46(1):22-27. Epub 2017 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.10.012. PMID: 29239768
Greene AK, Burrows PE, Smith L, Mulliken JB
Plast Reconstr Surg 2005 Jan;115(1):22-30. PMID: 15622227
Padwa BL, Mulliken JB
Plast Reconstr Surg 2001 Nov;108(6):1544-54. doi: 10.1097/00006534-200111000-00017. PMID: 11711926

Diagnosis

Wong PC, Wang MA, Ng TJ, Akbarialiabad H, Murrell DF
Clin Exp Dermatol 2024 Sep 18;49(10):1105-1117. doi: 10.1093/ced/llae066. PMID: 38447098
Plettendorff L, Werner JA, Wiegand S
In Vivo 2023 Jan-Feb;37(1):366-370. doi: 10.21873/invivo.13087. PMID: 36593008Free PMC Article
Hasan Z, Tan D, Buchanan M, Palme C, Riffat F
Auris Nasus Larynx 2019 Apr;46(2):160-166. Epub 2018 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2018.06.011. PMID: 30031665
Kömerik N, Taş B, Önal L
Head Neck Pathol 2014 Jun;8(2):164-7. Epub 2013 Sep 14 doi: 10.1007/s12105-013-0489-1. PMID: 24037598Free PMC Article
Padwa BL, Mulliken JB
Plast Reconstr Surg 2001 Nov;108(6):1544-54. doi: 10.1097/00006534-200111000-00017. PMID: 11711926

Therapy

Wong PC, Wang MA, Ng TJ, Akbarialiabad H, Murrell DF
Clin Exp Dermatol 2024 Sep 18;49(10):1105-1117. doi: 10.1093/ced/llae066. PMID: 38447098
Turgay E, Canat D, Gurel MS, Yuksel T, Baran MF, Demirkesen C
Clin Exp Dermatol 2009 Dec;34(8):e865-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03618.x. PMID: 20055850
Greene AK, Burrows PE, Smith L, Mulliken JB
Plast Reconstr Surg 2005 Jan;115(1):22-30. PMID: 15622227
Goldstein DS, Pechnik S, Moak J, Eldadah B
Neurology 2004 Oct 26;63(8):1471-5. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000142037.06255.a8. PMID: 15505167
Mladick RA
Clin Plast Surg 1991 Jan;18(1):29-38. PMID: 2015748

Prognosis

Racz C, Dakpé S, Kadlub N, Testelin S, Devauchelle B, Rachwalski M, Picard A
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2018 Jan;46(1):22-27. Epub 2017 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.10.012. PMID: 29239768
Hashem AM, Couto RA, Waltzman JT, Drake RL, Zins JE
Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Jan;139(1):139e-150e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002849. PMID: 28027251
Hwang CH, Lee MC
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2016 Jun;69(6):809-818. Epub 2016 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2016.03.004. PMID: 27084574
Goulet O, Vinson C, Roquelaure B, Brousse N, Bodemer C, Cézard JP
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2008 Feb 28;3:6. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-3-6. PMID: 18304370Free PMC Article
Greene AK, Burrows PE, Smith L, Mulliken JB
Plast Reconstr Surg 2005 Jan;115(1):22-30. PMID: 15622227

Clinical prediction guides

Wong PC, Wang MA, Ng TJ, Akbarialiabad H, Murrell DF
Clin Exp Dermatol 2024 Sep 18;49(10):1105-1117. doi: 10.1093/ced/llae066. PMID: 38447098
Ho CT, Lai HC, Lin HH, Lo LJ, Denadai R
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021 Oct;74(10):2683-2693. Epub 2021 Mar 29 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.03.030. PMID: 33906812
Hashem AM, Couto RA, Waltzman JT, Drake RL, Zins JE
Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Jan;139(1):139e-150e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002849. PMID: 28027251
Cervelli D, Gasparini G, Moro A, Pelo S, Foresta E, Grussu F, D'Amato G, De Angelis P, Saponaro G
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2016 Oct;36(5):368-372. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-857. PMID: 27958596Free PMC Article
Hwang CH, Lee MC
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2016 Jun;69(6):809-818. Epub 2016 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2016.03.004. PMID: 27084574

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