TY - JOUR
T1 - Spinal Lipoma misinterpreted as a Meningomyelocele on Antenatal MRI Scan in a Baby Girl
AU - Leung, EC
AU - Sgouros, Spyridon
AU - Williams, S
AU - Johnson, K
PY - 2002/1/1
Y1 - 2002/1/1
N2 - INTRODUCTION: Antenatal screening for spina bifida with ultrasound and MR imaging is increasingly used. CASE REPORT: A baby girl's antenatal MRI examination showed features originally interpreted as a lumbar meningomyelocele. Repeat MRI examination soon after birth showed features of a spinal lipoma (lipomeningomyelocele). This was excised surgically and complete spinal cord untethering was achieved. CONCLUSION: As antenatal MR scanning is increasingly used, and fetal surgery is becoming more prominent, the correct interpretation of such images is crucial. We present a rare case of a misleading antenatal radiological diagnosis of spina bifida, which would have had severe implications if termination of the pregnancy or intra-uterine surgical repair had been considered.
AB - INTRODUCTION: Antenatal screening for spina bifida with ultrasound and MR imaging is increasingly used. CASE REPORT: A baby girl's antenatal MRI examination showed features originally interpreted as a lumbar meningomyelocele. Repeat MRI examination soon after birth showed features of a spinal lipoma (lipomeningomyelocele). This was excised surgically and complete spinal cord untethering was achieved. CONCLUSION: As antenatal MR scanning is increasingly used, and fetal surgery is becoming more prominent, the correct interpretation of such images is crucial. We present a rare case of a misleading antenatal radiological diagnosis of spina bifida, which would have had severe implications if termination of the pregnancy or intra-uterine surgical repair had been considered.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00381-002-0622-z
DO - 10.1007/s00381-002-0622-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 12172948
SN - 0256-7040
VL - 18
SP - 361
EP - 363
JO - Child's Nervous System
JF - Child's Nervous System
ER -