title: Vertebral choristoma in lipomyelomeningocele: a case report.
abstract: Lipomeningocele is a type of occult spinal dysraphism characterized by a subcutaneous lipomatous mass that protrudes through a midline bony defect. We report a rare presentation of this condition--a vertebral choristoma wherein the lipomatous mass displaced the normally formed posterior elements--lamina and spinous process of L4 vertebra dorsally to an abnormal location in the absence of a bony defect.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors: S P
authors: SP
authors: Joshua
authors: Pankaj Kumar
authors: PK
authors: Singh
authors: A K
authors: AK
authors: Mahapatra
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*