title: Spinal arteriovenous malformations associated with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome: a literature search and report of two cases.
abstract: Patients with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome present with venous varices, cutaneous capillary malformations, and tissue hypertrophy, usually involving an extremity. A small but important subset also harbors arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the spine. We report 2 such cases, 1 with 3 concurrent spinal arteriovenous fistulas. These cases and our review of the literature emphasize the importance of screening the spine for AVMs. In addition, it is also important to investigate for the presence of multiple spinal AVMs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill 60611, USA. mrohany@radiology.northwestern.edu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rohany
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaibani
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Arafat
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Batjer
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Getch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007715:Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013131:Spine / Q000098:blood supply*