Intrathoracic meningocele and vertebral anomalies in a case of neurofibromatosis.
A case of an intrathoracic meningocele associated with vertebral scalloping, enlarged intervertebral foramina and scoliosis in neurofibromatosis without spinal or nerve root rumors is described. A markedly attenuated dura mater anteriorly was present at autopsy and may have predisposed to meningeal herniation and scalloping.
D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009192:Myelography; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000473:pathology*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities*