Klippel-Feil syndrome associated with posterior fossa dermoid cyst. Case report.
A patient with association of Klippel-Feil syndrome and posterior fossa dermoid cyst is presented. The patient, a 36-year-old man, presented with an acute obstructive hydrocephalus due to the cyst and exhibited the typical triad of the Klippel-Feil abnormality with short neck, low hairline implantation and limited neck motion along with a complex cervical vertebrae fusion. The anatomical and clinical features as well as the pathophysiology of this rare association are discussed after a review of the literature.
González-Darder
José M
JM
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital General de Castellón, Spain. gonzalez_jos@gva.es
Feliu-Tatay
Rosana
R
Pesudo-Martínez
José V
JV
Vera-Román
José M
JM
D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D020546:Fourth Ventricle / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015192:Infratentorial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt