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Langer–Giedion syndrome: the evolving imaging features in hands and beyond

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Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome (TRP) is a group of rare genetic disorders with characteristic clinical and radiological features. In this case report we discuss the evolution of imaging features in hands in a Chinese boy diagnosed with TRP II (Langer–Giedion syndrome, LGS). This article ramifies the diagnostic value of serial hand radiograph in clinically suspected cases of TRP.

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  1. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong

    Wai Kan Tsang

  2. Department of Radiology and Organ Imaging, United Christian Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Kwok Wai Michael Yang

  3. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, United Christian Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Chi Ming Fong

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Tsang, W.K., Yang, K.W.M. & Fong, C.M. Langer–Giedion syndrome: the evolving imaging features in hands and beyond. Skeletal Radiol 43, 251–255 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-013-1726-0

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