“…This malformation is involved in more than 100 syndromes, and trisomy 13 is the most frequently associated chromosomal anomaly3. In one recent series of 1623 patients with CLP, 15% had associated malformations, which were most frequent in patients with unilateral involvement of the lip and palate (37%), followed in decreasing order by isolated cleft palate (23%), bilateral CLP (20%), cleft lip with or without cleft alveolar ridge (17%), and submucosal cleft (3%)4. The most frequent location of associated malformations is the facial region (21%), followed by the ocular system, central nervous system, skeletal system, cardiovascular system, neck, auricular system, gastrointestinal system and urogenital system.…”