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Lee SY, Jackson JE, Hassan AES, Kurzrock EA, McLennan A, Hirose S, Saadai P. Prenatal Rupture of Hydrocolpos in a Cloacal Malformation. Fetal Diagn Ther 2023; 50:158-164. [PMID: 37088075 DOI: 10.1159/000530438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Cloacal dysgenesis occurs from failure of embryological division of urogenital sinus and hindgut, leading to a single common perineal opening for genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts. The prenatal diagnosis of cloacal malformation is imprecise, but the clinical correlation of postnatal findings to prenatal history can help reveal explanations for unusual pathological findings in patients with urogenital abnormalities. CASE PRESENTATION A 21-year-old woman was referred after her 20-week ultrasound demonstrated anhydramnios and concern for dilated fetal bowel. Fetal MRI confirmed anhydramnios and a dilated fetal colon, in addition to hydronephrosis and a pelvic cyst. Repeat ultrasound at 27 weeks showed unexpected complete resolution of her anhydramnios but new fetal ascites. The newborn girl was postnatally diagnosed with a cloacal malformation and an unusual near-complete fusion of her labia. She underwent proximal sigmoid colostomy and a tube vaginostomy at birth followed by cloacal reconstruction at 1.5 years old. CONCLUSION In female fetus with a pelvic cyst, one should have a high index of suspicion for cloacal anomaly and consider the possibility of urinary obstruction leading to alteration in amniotic fluid.
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- Su Yeon Lee
- Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA,
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- Department of Surgery, University of San Francisco- East Bay, Oakland, California, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Urologic Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA
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Wael M, Abuarafeh WM, Lubbad MA, Almansour S, Ghannam M. A Review of Diagnosis and Management: Persistent Cloaca Treated by a Posterior Sagittal Approach With a Normal Functional Outcome. Cureus 2022; 14:e23737. [PMID: 35509764 PMCID: PMC9057449 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.23737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Priyatini T, Roziana. A case report: Common channel anomaly with vaginal agenesis and rectal stone after posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP). Int J Surg Case Rep 2021; 83:106032. [PMID: 34090199 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introduction and importance We reported a case of common channel anomaly complicated with vaginal agenesis and rectal stone, which is a long-term complication of PSARP, a combination of very rare conditions with high morbidity and especially difficult treatment. Presentation of case A 15-year-old female presented with a chief complaint of cyclic abdominal pain. The patient had no history of menstruation before. Physical examination showed a common channel. The diameter of the common channel was approximately 1 cm and 0.3 cm in length. A sound (±2 mm thickness) was inserted to the small opening between the urethra and anal mucosa with the length of the canal 6 cm. At the end of the opening, a stone-like structure was felt. The management of this case was abdominal hysterectomy with right salpingectomy and stone evacuation. Discussion Cloacal malformation is thought to be associated with vaginal agenesis since both malformations are considered to have a similar pathophysiologic background. Treatment can be performed using posterior sagittal combined with laparotomy approach. After surgery, patients will need a long-term follow-up since the conditions may be associated with many possible urologic and gynecologic comorbidities, including recurrent urinary tract infections, hematosalpinx, and vesicourethral reflux, including stone formation. Conclusion Our case was considered one of the most complex common channel anomalies because it was complicated with a rare condition called vaginal agenesis and rectal stone after PSARP. A multidiscipline approach was necessary. Common channel anomaly with vaginal agenesis and rectal stone after PSARP is a complex rare condition. Requiring multiple diagnostic modalities Multidiscipline approach was needed.
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Kawamura T, Kamo A, Nishiguchi T. Diagnosis of Persistent Cloaca by Ultrasonography and MRI: A Case Report. Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e921576. [PMID: 32381998 PMCID: PMC7237796 DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.921576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Patient: Female, 38-year-old Final Diagnosis: Persistent cloaca Symptoms: Hydrocolpos • hydronephrosis • oligohydramnios Medication:— Clinical Procedure: Magnetic resonance imaging • ultrasonography Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
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- Takakazu Kawamura
- Shizuoka Children's Hospital, Perinatal Medical Center, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Shizuoka Children's Hospital, Perinatal Medical Center, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Shizuoka Children's Hospital, Perinatal Medical Center, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka, Japan
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Gowda M, Kothandaraman K, Thiagarajan M, Paranthaman S. Prenatal Diagnosis of Cloacal Anomalies: An Analysis of Pattern of Presentation with Emphasis in Males. J Fetal Med 2018; 5:81-91. [DOI: 10.1007/s40556-018-0157-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Pei Y, Wu Q, Liu Y, Sun L, Zhi W, Zhang P. Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of urorectal septum malformation sequence and chromosomal microarray analysis: A case report and review of the literature. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e5326. [PMID: 27828853 PMCID: PMC5106059 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000005326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Urorectal septum malformation sequence (URSMS) is a rare congenital abnormal syndrome that is caused by the incomplete division of the cloaca. Based on whether the cloaca membrane breaks down or not, the URSMS are classified as full and partial forms. The prenatal diagnosis of URSMS remains challenging because of poor recognition to this malformation and the relatively non-specific sonographic features. We report a prenatally sonographic diagnosed case of the partial URSMS, and review the literature to summarize the prenatal features. CASE REPORT AND REVIEW A 37-year old woman was referred at 24 weeks of gestation for fetal abdominal cyst. Detailed sonographic examination was done and revealed the vesicocolic fistula, distended colon, absence of perianal hypoechoic ring, pyelectasis, and small stomach bubble. The URSMS was suspected.Amniocentesis was done and karyotyping revealed 46,XY. Furthermore, chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) was performed for the first time in URSMS and an alteration of 111.8Kb deletion was detected in 16p13.3 which was located inside the RBFOX1 gene. Parental studies showed that the deletion was inherited from the father who has nomal clinical phenotype.The woman elected to terminate the pregnancy at 25 weeks gestation and postmortem examination confirmed the diagnosis of partial URSMS.The published studies were reviewed and 28 cases of URSMS with conducted prenatal ultrasonography were collected in this report. The most common sonographic description, as suspicious signs of URSMS, were severe oligohydramnios or anhydramnios, urinary tract anomalies, fetal intra-abdominal cysts, and dilated bowel. Also, enterolithiasis and vesicocolic fistula were relatively infrequent but highly specific feature of URSMS. CONCLUSIONS URSMS is difficult to be diagnosed prenatally. However, it has characteristic features that can be detected by fetal ultrasonography, and a precise prenatal sonographic examination is crucial for diagnosing URSMS. Besides, more genomic profiling studies are needed to elucidate the causality.
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- Department of Ultrasound
- Correspondence: Qingqing Wu, Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100026, China (e-mail: )
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- Department of Pathology, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Cloacal malformation is a rare but important anomaly. Prenatal diagnosis is possible with knowledge of the distinctive imaging features. The purpose of this case series is to illustrate characteristic prenatal sonographic and magnetic resonance imaging features of cloacal malformation using imaging from 6 cases seen at a single academic center to augment published data. The imaging feature common to all cases was a central cystic pelvic mass containing a characteristic fluid-fluid level. Additional anomalies include uterine and vaginal duplication, hydronephrosis, and lumbosacral anomalies. Prenatal magnetic resonance imaging showed the absence of the normal T1-hyperintense meconium-filled rectum in all cases. Prenatal diagnosis may affect immediate neonatal care (eg, immediate drainage of hydrocolpos) with an ultimate improved outcome.
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- Nicole S Winkler
- Department of Radiology, University of Utah, 30 N 1900 E, 1A071, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
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Khuja M, Nouri A, Wilczyński J, Dzieniecka M, Grzesiak M, Podciechowski L, Finke D, Majos A, Stefańczyk L, Nowakowska D. Clinical challenges in the management of a prenatally diagnosed cloacal malformation. Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2011; 51:92-5. [PMID: 20726999 DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2010.00292.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cloacal dysgenesis sequence is a severe malformation of the primitive cloaca and is characterized by a phallus-like structure, smooth perineum and the absence of genitourinary and anal orifices. It is usually accompanied by oligohydramnios, kidney dysplasia, and pulmonary hypoplasia. We present a case of a 29-year-old woman who was referred at 26 weeks of gestation due to an enlarged fetal abdominal circumference. Investigations revealed the presence of fetal ascites, intrapelvic cysts, calcified meconium, severe oligohydramnios and a 46XX karyotype. Fetal abdominal parecentesis performed on several occasions failed to reduce intra-abdominal pressure. To our knowledge this case represents the first variation of cloacal dysgenesis sequence to contain three dysmorphic structures along with the common findings of this anomaly.
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- Mehtap Khuja
- Department of Fetal-Maternal Medicine and Gynecology, Research Institute Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital, Lodz, Poland
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Mukhtar RA, Baskin LS, Stock PG, Lee H. Long-term survival and renal transplantation in a monozygotic twin with cloacal dysgenesis sequence. J Pediatr Surg 2009; 44:e31-3. [PMID: 20006002 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2009] [Revised: 09/24/2009] [Accepted: 09/25/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cloacal dysgenesis sequence (CDS) is a severe hindgut malformation occurring in 1:50,000 to 250,000 live births (Qureshi et al. Prenatal diagnosis of cloacal dysgenesis sequence: differential diagnosis from other forms of fetal obstructive uropathy. Fetal Diagn Ther 1998;13:69-74; Bargaje et al. Cloacal dysgenesis sequence. Ann Diagn Pathol 2008;12:62-66). It is characterized by a smooth perineum with no urethral, vaginal, or anal openings, and lack of labioscrotal development. Typically, the bladder, vagina, and colon each end blindly, although persistent cloaca without perineal orifice can be seen. With no egress for urine, infants have renal insufficiency and pulmonary hypoplasia, usually making CDS lethal (Sahinoglu Z et al. The prenatal diagnosis of cloacal dysgenesis in six cases: can the termination of pregnancy always be the first choice? Prenat Diagn 2004;24:10-16). Reported survivors have had a persistent urachus or have been spared the effects of oligohydramnios by the presence of a twin (Liang X. Cloacal dysgenesis sequence: observations in four patients, including three fetuses of second trimester gestation. Pediatr Dev Pathol 1998;1:281-288). We report a case of long-term survival, currently to 25 months of age, and renal transplantation in a monochorionic, diamniotic twin girl with CDS.
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- Rita A Mukhtar
- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Hung Y, Tsai C, Ou C, Cheng B, Yu P, Hsu T. Late Prenatal Diagnosis of Hydrometrocolpos Secondary to a Cloacal Anomaly by Abdominal Ultrasonography with Complementary Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2008; 47:79-83. [DOI: 10.1016/s1028-4559(08)60059-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Heyroth-Griffis CA, Weaver DD, Faught P, Bellus GA, Torres-Martinez W. On the spectrum of limb-body wall complex, exstrophy of the cloaca, and urorectal septum malformation sequence. Am J Med Genet A 2007; 143A:1025-31. [PMID: 17431896 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The limb-body wall complex (LBWC) is characterized by abdominal wall and limb defects, exstrophy of the cloaca (EC) by lack of closure of the lower abdominal wall and lack of cloacal septation, and the urorectal septum malformation sequence (URSMS) by absent perineal and anal openings, ambiguous genitalia, colonic, and renal anomalies. We report here on three fetuses whom have overlapping features of these disorders. Also we have reviewed the literature for cases with overlapping features of two or three of the above conditions. From the description of the cases reported on here and those in the literature, we propose that the overlap of features found among LBWC, EC, and URSMS represent a continuous spectrum of abnormalities, rather than three separate conditions. As such, we suggest that all three conditions may share a common etiology or pathogenetic mechanism.
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- Cristin A Heyroth-Griffis
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5251, USA.
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Dulay AT, Schwartz N, Laser A, Greco MA, Monteagudo A, Timor-Tritsch IE. Two- and 3-dimensional sonographic diagnosis of a vesicorectal fistula in cloacal dysgenesis sequence. J Ultrasound Med 2006; 25:1489-94. [PMID: 17060441 DOI: 10.7863/jum.2006.25.11.1489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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- Antonette T Dulay
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016 USA
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van der Putte SCJ. Anal and ano-urogenital malformations: a histopathological study of "imperforate anus" with a reconstruction of the pathogenesis. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2006; 9:280-96. [PMID: 16944985 DOI: 10.2350/06-01-0034.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2006] [Accepted: 02/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Histopathological information about "anorectal malformations" is scarce and the pathogenesis still controversial. Autopsy specimens of 20 human fetuses and newborns with "main" types of the disorder were studied histologically. Supplemented with surgical-anatomical data from the literature and with information from our own and earlier embryological research in animal models as well as from recent observations on the normal development of the human perineum, the study allowed for a new reconstruction of the pathogenesis of the disorder. The histological analysis of the malformations in human fetuses and newborns showed a ventralward deviation of the anal canal as the principal deformity. Ano-urogenital communications and differently structured ectopic anocutaneous canals issued from anywhere between the bladder and the vestibular/urethral orifice (female urethra excluded) and between the orifice and the usual site of the anus, respectively, or they ended blindly, but with a suggestion of lost communication. They occurred isolated or in association with other primary or secondary regional anomalies. Patho-embryological data from animal models revealed that the deviation was caused by defective development of the dorsal cloaca and not by disturbances in a series of fusion processes inside and outside the cloaca, as is currently believed. This mechanism fits well into recent adjustments of ideas about the normal development of the perineum. The cause of the defect is still obscure, but a malfunctioning of cells ingressing from an end-stage primitive streak that affects the dorsal side of the prospective cloaca appears most likely. The data collected permit a new reconstruction of the pathogenesis of anal and ano-urogenital malformations.
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- S C J van der Putte
- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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We present here a patient with exstrophy of the cloaca associated with severe lower limb defects. The limb malformations include, on the right, a split foot with distal separation of the tibia and fibula, and on the left, attachment of the lower half of the left leg with a two-toed foot at nearly a right angle to the mid left thigh. A review of the literature indicates that 17-26% of patients with cloacal exstrophy also have lower limb defects. We hypothesize that cloacal exstrophy and associated lower limb defects have a related pathogenesis and that both are related to deficiencies of caudal mesoderm or mesodermal differentiation signals. More cases of exstrophy of the cloaca with limb defects need to be reported to better characterize the limb anomalies and to more precisely determine their frequency.
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- Mahim Jain
- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5251, USA
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Ince TA, Cviko AP, Quade BJ, Yang A, McKeon FD, Mutter GL, Crum CP. p63 Coordinates anogenital modeling and epithelial cell differentiation in the developing female urogenital tract. Am J Pathol 2002; 161:1111-7. [PMID: 12368184 PMCID: PMC1867285 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64387-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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p63 is a p53 homologue required for cutaneous development that is expressed in immature squamous epithelium and reserve cells of the cervix. Humans with p63 mutations exhibit defects in limb, accessory organ (skin appendage, breast, prostate), and genitourinary development. Because p63 expression patterns imply a strong role of the gene in the female genital tract development, newborn female p63-/-, +/-, and +/+ mice were examined in situ, dissected, and compared. Nuclear p63 protein was localized to the skin, vagina, bladder, urethra, and basal columnar cells of the caudal uterus in p63+/+ and +/- animals. p63-/- mice exhibited abnormal genital morphogenesis with hypoplastic genitalia, a single cloacal opening, and persistence of columnar epithelium at lower genital tract sites that normally undergo squamous and urothelial differentiation. The defects observed support p63-dependent pathways of genital tract development that permit externally, ectodermal basal cell replenishment integral to reciprocal epithelial stromal signaling, urorectal septation, and modeling of the external genitalia; and internally, the emergence of basal epithelial cell populations capable of divergent epithelial cell differentiation in the vagina, cervix, and urinary tract. Defects in the first pathway explain imperforate anus, vaginal septum, genital hypoplasia, and micropenis reported in humans with p63 mutations. The second is necessary for the generation of multipotential reserve cells in the cervix and may be operative in other epithelial stromal interactions integral to the emergence of uterine basal cells later in life.
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- Tan A Ince
- Department of Pathology, Division of Women's and Perinatal Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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