title: Composite type of split cord malformation: two different types at three different levels: case report.
abstract: The authors report on a child with a composite type of split cord malformation (SCM). The patient presented with symptoms of a common cold. The diagnosis of SCM was made based on computerized tomography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of whole spinal axis. The SCM was Type I at T-4 and T-5 and Type II at T-12, according to the classification developed by Pang. The child underwent resection of the splitting lesions and terminal filum release. No case of composite-type SCM reported to date contains documentation of such a malformation. Because of the possible neurological and urological problems, the authors recommend MR imaging of the whole spine be performed during/an evaluation for SCM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kamil Melih
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Akay
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Izci
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baysefer
authors.forename: Erdener
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Timurkaynak
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000209:etiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed