Sturge-Weber syndrome: a patient with a cervical port-wine nevus.
An unusual case with Sturge-Weber syndrome is reported. A computed tomography study revealed the presence of gyriform calcifications in the occipital lobe, and discovered a hidden occipital subcutaneous port-wine nevus, instead of the usually expected nevus in the distribution of the first division of the trigeminal nerve. Existence of an occipital port-wine nevus, which was in the distribution of the greater occipital nerve, suggested a variation with respect to the embryogenesis of the Sturge-Weber syndrome.
Department of Radiology, Ege University Hospital, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
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D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002572:Cervical Plexus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D013341:Sturge-Weber Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging