Case Report
Renal-hepatic-pancreatic dysplasia syndrome (ivemark's syndrome)
Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Diagnostic Pathology 2007, 2:24 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-2-24
Published: 2 July 2007Abstract
Background
Renal-Hepatic-Pancreatic dysplasia syndrome described by Ivemark in 1959 constitutes a triad pancreatic fibrosis, renal dysplasia and hepatic dysgenesis.
Case presentation
We describe two unrelated cases of Renal-Hepatic-Pancreatic dysplasia syndrome in stillborn babies. The characteristic microscopic features were present in both the cases. The second case illustrates the unique association lymphangiectasia with Renal-Hepatic-Pancreatic dysplasia syndrome. Both cases are unrelated and there is no history of any consanguineous marriage.
Conclusion
These two cases are unrelated and are rare. In the developmental research, the perinatal autopsy needs to be utilized as a major tool and an Ad hoc committee formation is required to formulate the approach towards syndromic diseases.
