SUMMARY We report the unusual transformation of a lipomyelocele to a rhabdomyosarcoma in a 3-year-old boy. A lipomyelocele is not considered pre-malignant, but the possibility of developing such a tumor may represent another reason for close neurological follow-up in patients with spinal dysraphism.

We present a pictorial review of MRI features of various closed spinal dysraphisms based on previously described clinicoradiological classification of spinal dysraphisms proposed. The defining imaging features of each dysraphism type are highlighted and a diagnostic algorithm for closed spinal dysraphisms is suggested.

PURPOSE We evaluated the prevalence of spinal dysraphism (SD) in patients with anorectal malformation (ARM) by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS From January 2002 to March 2009, 120 patients with ARM who underwent anorectal reconstruction were evaluated for SD with sacral plain film, spinal ultrasonography (US), and lumbosacral MRI. We adopted Krickenbeck international classification ...

©2008, World J Pediatr. All rights reserved. A female, born after normal pregnancy and labor, was referred for consultation for a 1-cm long fi brous appendage in the midline of her lumbosacral region one day after birth (Fig. 1). Although she was neurologically intact, computed tomography at 3 months revealed L4-L5 spina bifi da (Fig. 2A), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a low conus...

Abstract Introduction Occult spinal dysraphism involves a wide range of congenital anomalies, e.g., lipoma, Lipomeningomyelocele, dermal sinus, etc. also may present with spectrum clinical manifestations and radiological findings, i.e., it ranges from asymptomatic patients that are accidentally discovered to low lying conus neurological, skeletal urological manifestations. Even though neurosurg...

Adult non-dysraphic intradural spinal lipomas are rare entities. Here we report two cases of adult non-dysraphic intradural lumbar lipoma. Case 1: A 66-year-old man experienced gradual progression of sensory disturbance and numbness in the lower extremities bilaterally over the course of 2 years. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggested an intradural lipoma at T12 with no evidence of dysraphi...

The association between spinal dysraphism and a neuropathic bladder is well known, but the diagnosis of the spinal lesion and the associated renal problems is often delayed. Four children referred with orthopaedic problems and in whom the bladder abnormally proved to be the major disability are described. Despite widely differing vertebral involvement, all had lower motor neurone neurological d...

background: sacral pit is a shallow or deep dimple in the lower sacral region, with a reported prevalence of 3-5% among newborns. the aim of the present study was to investigate spinal cord abnormalities in newborns with sacral pit via ultrasound examinations. methods: in this descriptive study, 3071 infants born at 34-42 weeks of gestation were studied in hospitals affiliated to islamic azad u...