raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:42775

PHACE syndrome

Synonyms: PHACES syndrome · Pascual-Castroviejo syndrome type 2

Type
Malformation syndrome
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Unknown
Age of onset
Antenatal, Infancy, Neonatal
Status
active

A rare infantile hemangioma characterized by the association of anomalies of Posterior fossa brain malformations, segmental infantile large facial or neck Hemangiomas, Arterial anomalies (usually of the head and neck or the arteries supplying the brain), aortic coarctation and other Cardiac anomalies, and Eye abnormalities (acronym PHACE). Sternal anomalies are also sometimes present, and in these cases the syndrome is referred to as PHACES.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPHACE syndromePHACES syndrome · Pascual-Castroviejo syndrome type 2
frSyndrome PHACESyndrome PHACES · Syndrome de Pascual-Castroviejo type 2
dePHACE-SyndromPHACES-Syndrom · Pascual-Castroviejo-Syndrom Typ 2
esSíndrome PHACESíndrome de Pascual-Castroviejo tipo 2
itSindrome PHACESindrome di Pascual-Castroviejo, tipo 2
nlPHACE-syndroomPHACES-syndroom · Syndroom van Pascual-Castroviejo type 2
ptSíndrome PHACESíndrome PHACES · Síndrome Pascual-Castroviejo tipo 2
plZespół PHACEZespół Pascuala i Castroviejo typu 2
csPHACE syndromPascual-Castroviejův syndrom, typ 2
ukСиндром PHACEСиндром Паскуаля-Кастровєхо, тип 2 · Синдром PHACES
zhPHACE综合征Pascual-Castroviejo 综合征2型
trPHACE sendromuPHACES sendromu · Pascual-Castroviejo sendromu tip 2

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
OMIM606519BTNTvalidated
ICD-10Q28.8NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LD2F.1YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0011676Evalidated
UMLSC3698479Evalidated
GARD8338Evalidated
MedDRA10068032Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (10):

No children.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

2 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Cases/families300 casesWorldwideCase(s)Validated26564079[PMID]
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET_26564079[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

34 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0009145Abnormal cerebral artery morphology
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001671Abnormal cardiac septum morphology
HP:0001627Abnormal heart morphology
HP:0002408Cerebral arteriovenous malformation
HP:0001305Dandy-Walker malformation
HP:0000501Glaucoma
HP:0000568Microphthalmia
HP:0000609Optic nerve hypoplasia
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000766Abnormal sternum morphology
HP:0005344Abnormality of the carotid arteries
HP:0000315Abnormality of the orbital region
HP:0001274Agenesis of corpus callosum
HP:0000646Amblyopia
HP:0002616Aortic root aneurysm
HP:0005306Capillary hemangioma
HP:0000518Cataract
HP:0001321Cerebellar hypoplasia
HP:0001680Coarctation of aorta
HP:0100028Ectopic thyroid
HP:0001263Global developmental delay
HP:0004374Hemiplegia/hemiparesis
HP:0001100Heterochromia iridis
HP:0000821Hypothyroidism
HP:0001252Hypotonia
HP:0000612Iris coloboma
HP:0100719Lens coloboma
HP:0000252Microcephaly
HP:0000508Ptosis
HP:0007797Retinal vascular malformation
HP:0000647Sclerocornea
HP:0001250Seizure
HP:0000486Strabismus
HP:0001636Tetralogy of Fallot
HP:0100761Visceral angiomatosis

Run the differential on the 1 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 26469095[PMID]

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Sources for this card