title: Cervico-thoracic lipoma associated with occult syringohydromyelia.
abstract: Cutaneous lesions in the midline may be hallmarks of an occult spinal dysraphism. They rarely may occur in the cervical and thoracic regions. We report a 9-year-old girl with a cervico-thoracic lipoma associated with an underlying syringohydromyelia. Early detection of potentially complicated conditions can prevent the occurrence of irreversible neurologic damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. rbartralots@medynet.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Cano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bartralot
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: García-Patos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mollet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malagelada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castells
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae