title: Focal dermal hypoplasia (Goltz syndrome) with vertebral solid aneurysmal bone cyst variant. A case report.
abstract: Focal dermal hypoplasia or Goltz syndrome is a rare clinical entity, usually presenting in early childhood as a mix of ectodermal and mesodermal anomalies. Previously reported cases have included skeletal lesions of the long bones, metacarpals, metatarsals and pelvis. We present a case with a vertebral lesion causing neurologic deficit. A discussion of the history of the syndrome is included as well as detailed histologic description.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, USA.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: D'Alise
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Timmons
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Swift
mesh_terms: D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005489:Focal Dermal Hypoplasia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery