The Roentgenological Aspects of Goldenhar's Syndrome (Oculoauriculovertebral Dysplasia)

Oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia is a syndrome involving the eye and eyelids, ear, mandible, facial bones, and vertebrae. The initial case was described by von Arlt (26) in 1845. In 1963 the total number of recorded cases was brought to 42 by the report of 2 cases by Gorlin (10), who suggested the term oculoauriculovertebral dysplasia as a descriptive name for this entity, which is also known as Goldenhar's syndrome. His review of the literature covered in detail the systemic manifestations of the disease. Although significant roentgenographic abnormalities occur, to our knowledge there has been no description of the findings in the radiologic literature. We have had the opportunity to examine six patients with this syndrome seen at the Boston Floating Hospital of the New England Medical Center Hospitals. Four of these patients have been described in a recent article by Berkman and Feingold (2). Two additional cases are presented, and the findings in all six cases are summarized in Table I. Case Reports D...