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.
Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Mumbai, India. amit2mahore@yahoo.co.in
Amit
A
Mahore
Alejandro
A
Fonseca
Nitin
N
Dange
Rakesh
R
Redhu
Dattatreya
D
Muzumdar
Atul
A
Goel
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