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Start free with EleplanMedian cleft lip/mandible
ORPHA:2006Morphological anomaly
Also called Median cleft lower facial stage · Median cleft of the lower lip and mandible · Median mandibular cleft
What it is
A rare median facial cleft characterized by median cleft of the lower lip (ranging in extent from a notch in the vermilion to a complete cleft involving the tongue, lower lip, and chin, and extending to the cervical region), median cleft of the mandible (ranging from notching to a complete cleft), and anomaly of the tongue including bifid tongue and tongue tie. Associated features in severe cases may include absent hyoid, thyroid cartilage, and manubrium sterni, as well as atrophic neck muscles.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Age of onset
- Neonatal
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Classified as
- Morphological anomaly
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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