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Overgrowth of external genitalia

MedGen UID:
377097
Concept ID:
C1851722
Finding
HPO: HP:0003247

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOvergrowth of external genitalia

Conditions with this feature

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
MedGen UID:
2562
Concept ID:
C0004903
Disease or Syndrome
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a growth disorder variably characterized by neonatal hypoglycemia, macrosomia, macroglossia, hemihyperplasia, omphalocele, embryonal tumors (e.g., Wilms tumor, hepatoblastoma, neuroblastoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma), visceromegaly, adrenocortical cytomegaly, renal abnormalities (e.g., medullary dysplasia, nephrocalcinosis, medullary sponge kidney, and nephromegaly), and ear creases/pits. BWS is considered a clinical spectrum, in which affected individuals may have many of these features or may have only one or two clinical features. Early death may occur from complications of prematurity, hypoglycemia, cardiomyopathy, macroglossia, or tumors. However, the previously reported mortality of 20% is likely an overestimate given better recognition of the disorder along with enhanced treatment options. Macroglossia and macrosomia are generally present at birth but may have postnatal onset. Growth rate slows around age seven to eight years. Hemihyperplasia may affect segmental regions of the body or selected organs and tissues.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sasaki G, Ishii T, Hori N, Amano N, Homma K, Sato S, Hasegawa T
Endocr J 2019 Sep 28;66(9):837-842. Epub 2019 Jun 8 doi: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ19-0111. PMID: 31178538
Opie JM, Chow CW, Ditchfield M, Bekhor PS
Australas J Dermatol 2006 Aug;47(3):198-203. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2006.00273.x. PMID: 16867004
Verloes A, Massart B, Dehalleux I, Langhendries JP, Koulischer L
Clin Genet 1995 May;47(5):257-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1995.tb04307.x. PMID: 7554352

Diagnosis

Biesecker LG, Edwards M, O'Donnell S, Doherty P, MacDougall T, Tith K, Kazakin J, Schwartz B
Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2020 Feb;6(1) Epub 2020 Feb 3 doi: 10.1101/mcs.a004549. PMID: 32014856Free PMC Article
Cymerman RM, Kaplan Hoffmann R, Rouhani Schaffer P, Pomeranz MK
Int J Dermatol 2017 Apr;56(4):361-369. Epub 2017 Feb 15 doi: 10.1111/ijd.13464. PMID: 28198008
Opie JM, Chow CW, Ditchfield M, Bekhor PS
Australas J Dermatol 2006 Aug;47(3):198-203. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2006.00273.x. PMID: 16867004
Sutphen R, Galán-Goméz E, Kousseff BG
Am J Med Genet 1995 Jan 30;55(3):325-30. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320550316. PMID: 7726231
Eschenbach DA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1983 Mar;26(1):186-202. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198303000-00023. PMID: 6340892

Therapy

Biesecker LG, Edwards M, O'Donnell S, Doherty P, MacDougall T, Tith K, Kazakin J, Schwartz B
Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2020 Feb;6(1) Epub 2020 Feb 3 doi: 10.1101/mcs.a004549. PMID: 32014856Free PMC Article
López Gutiérrez JC, Lizarraga R, Delgado C, Martínez Urrutia MJ, Díaz M, Miguel M, Triana P
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2019 Dec;32(6):648-650. Epub 2019 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2019.07.003. PMID: 31330249
Sasaki G, Ishii T, Hori N, Amano N, Homma K, Sato S, Hasegawa T
Endocr J 2019 Sep 28;66(9):837-842. Epub 2019 Jun 8 doi: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ19-0111. PMID: 31178538
Eschenbach DA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1983 Mar;26(1):186-202. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198303000-00023. PMID: 6340892

Prognosis

Sasaki G, Ishii T, Hori N, Amano N, Homma K, Sato S, Hasegawa T
Endocr J 2019 Sep 28;66(9):837-842. Epub 2019 Jun 8 doi: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ19-0111. PMID: 31178538
Opie JM, Chow CW, Ditchfield M, Bekhor PS
Australas J Dermatol 2006 Aug;47(3):198-203. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2006.00273.x. PMID: 16867004

Clinical prediction guides

Eschenbach DA
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1983 Mar;26(1):186-202. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198303000-00023. PMID: 6340892

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