TY - JOUR
T1 - Lateral lipomyelomeningocele of the hemicord with split cord malformation type I revealed by 3D heavily T2-weighted MR imaging
AU - Murakami, Nobuya
AU - Morioka, Takato
AU - Ichiyama, Masako
AU - Nakamura, Ryoko
AU - Kawamura, Nobuko
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - Background: Lipomyelomeningocele (LMMC) is defined by a low-lying tethered spinal cord protruding posteriorly from the spinal canal and terminating in a lipomatous mass in the subcutaneous meningeal sac. The coexistence of LMMC with split cord malformation (SCM) is rare. Clinical presentation: We report on a patient with laterally protruded LMMC arising from the hemicord of SCM type I. Direct coronal and axial views (instead of sagittal views) of 3D heavily T2-weighted MR imaging (3D–hT2WI) clearly demonstrated the topographical relationship between both of the hemicords, the bony septum, and nerve roots in the right subcutaneous meningeal sac. Conclusion: Combined use of axial and coronal images of 3D–hT2W is useful for visualization and surgery of such a complicated anomaly.
AB - Background: Lipomyelomeningocele (LMMC) is defined by a low-lying tethered spinal cord protruding posteriorly from the spinal canal and terminating in a lipomatous mass in the subcutaneous meningeal sac. The coexistence of LMMC with split cord malformation (SCM) is rare. Clinical presentation: We report on a patient with laterally protruded LMMC arising from the hemicord of SCM type I. Direct coronal and axial views (instead of sagittal views) of 3D heavily T2-weighted MR imaging (3D–hT2WI) clearly demonstrated the topographical relationship between both of the hemicords, the bony septum, and nerve roots in the right subcutaneous meningeal sac. Conclusion: Combined use of axial and coronal images of 3D–hT2W is useful for visualization and surgery of such a complicated anomaly.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00381-017-3350-0
DO - 10.1007/s00381-017-3350-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 28247108
AN - SCOPUS:85014043198
VL - 33
SP - 993
EP - 997
JO - Child's Nervous System
JF - Child's Nervous System
SN - 0256-7040
IS - 6
ER -