Klippel-Feil syndrome associated with pneumatocyst of the right cervical rib.
A patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome reported with a pneumatocyst of the proximal epiphysis of a right cervical rib. There was no additional skeletal abnormality except for fusion of the C3 and C4 vertebral bodies. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported instance of this particular association.
Haktanir
Alpay
A
Department of Radiology, Afyon Kocatepe Universitesi, Afyon, Turkey. dralpay@yahoo.com
Değirmenci
Bumin
B
Albayrak
Ramazan
R
Acar
Murat
M
Yucel
Aylin
A
D000293:Adolescent; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D012272:Ribs / Q000002:abnormalities