Bifid Tongue, a Rare Congenital Malformation, Is a Prenatal Clue for Secondary Cleft Palate

摘要

Prenatal diagnosis of a secondary cleft palate without a cleftof the primary palate and lip is very rare and is a challengefor the sonographer. However, in utero detection of thismalformation is highly important for prenatal counseling.The organogenesis of the palate and tongue takes placewithin the same embryonal period; therefore, the association between tongue malformations and a cleft palate isclear. We report the prenatal sonographic and postnatalfindings of a case with micrognathia, a secondary cleftpalate, and a bifid tongue. By introducing this case, we wishto alert the physician to look for palatal defects whentongue abnormalities are found.