Infratorcular meningoencephalocele with dermoid cyst.
Encephalocele represents one end of the spectrum of open neural tube defects. We report an infant with Chiari type 3 malformation manifesting as infratorcular occipital meningoencephalocele with dermoid cyst. To our knowledge, this is the first time that this association is described. The pathogenesis, surgical treatment, prognosis and management difficulties are also being discussed.
Mahore
Amit
A
Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai, India. amit2mahore@yahoo.co.in
Fonseca
Alejandro
A
Dange
Nitin
N
Redhu
Rakesh
R
Muzumdar
Dattatreya
D
Goel
Atul
A
D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011379:Prognosis