Congenital vascular malformation of spinal cord simulating diastematomyelia.
Diastematomyelia is usually caused by a midline bony, cartilaginous or fibrous spur. A case is presented with splitting of the spinal cord by a large arteriovenous malformation at the thoracolumbar junction. A hairy skin patch, kyphoscoliosis, vertebral anomalies and an arachnoidal cyst were found adjacent to the vascular and neural malformations.
D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities