Intrathoracic meningoceles and neurofibromatosis.
We describe here four additional cases of intrathoracic meningoceles associated with neurofibromatosis, bringing the total number of reported cases of thoracic meningoceles to 88. Seventy-five (85%) have been associated with neurofibromatosis. Possibly, both dural and regional vertebral dysplasia are intrinsic to neurofibromatosis and contribute to the development of the meningocele.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008588:Meningocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013909:Thorax