title: Spinal cord hamartoma with pseudopancreatic cyst.
abstract: A 2-year-old boy presented with weakness of both lower limbs with bladder and bowel involvement and history of frequent falls. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed a T2 altered signal intensity enhancing mass lesion seen in the spinal epidural space extending from sixth cervical to fourth thoracic vertebrae, which was compressing the adjacent spinal cord. Histopathology of the lesion was suggestive of hamartoma. A brief review of the literature including its embryogenesis is discussed here. The child subsequently developed pseudopancreatic cysts possibly because of repeated falls leading to blunt trauma abdomen.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U.P.), India. drshalugupta@yahoo.co.in
authors: Shalu
authors: S
authors: Gupta
authors: Ashok
authors: A
authors: Kumar
authors: A N
authors: AN
authors: Gangopadhyay
authors: Mohan
authors: M
authors: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae