...Andrew M. Hersh; Daniel Lubelski; Nicholas Theodore; Daniel M. Sciubba; George Jallo; Nir Shimony Background: Incidental intradural tumors of the spine in the pediatric population are rare lesions whose management remains unclear. Surgeons must balance the risks of iatrogenic deficits...

... presentation emergency providers’ differential diagnoses included meningitis, inborn error of metabolism, and genetic neurodegenerative disease, a subsequent magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the total spine revealed a large intradural intramedullary mass extending from the medulla to the thoracic cord at T12...

... histiocytes. ICH lesions are typically restricted to the skin; however, there have been rare reports of extracutaneous and systemic involvement. Case Presentation: We describe a case of a 13-year-old female presenting with complaints of worsening lower back pain for 1 year. CT and MRI of the lumbar spine...

.... Arteriovenous fistula Arteriovenous malformation Child Spine Vascular malformations The authors declare no conflicts of interest. PWS is frequently misdiagnosed as KTS, due to the overlapping features of cutaneous stain and limb hypertrophy, or even incorrectly called Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber...

..., over the past week. Computed tomography (CT) showed acute hydrocephalus with no underlying intracranial pathology. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt was inserted acutely. Postoperatively, ventilator weaning was unsuccessful. MRI of the brain and whole spine revealed an intraspinal extradural contrast...

... in a single-stage surgery. First, a three-level lumbar corporectomy from L1 to L3 was performed. Subsequently, the body of the removed L2 vertebra was isolated and configured as an autologous graft to bridge the gap between the thoracic and the caudal lumbar spine. The graft was fixed via a transcorporal...

... to in the content or advertisements. Intradural sarcoma Intraspinal sarcoma Extraosseous sarcoma Ewing sarcoma Spine Pediatric surgery [email protected] 31 10 2017 23 03 2018 25 5 2018 Fig. 3. High-power view of the tumor cells, which have a round...

... for a CNS process at that time included a noncontrasted head CT and plain films of the lumbar spine and lower extremities, which were all normal. With complete resolution of her symptoms, having not experienced headaches during this admission, and with a negative workup, she was discharged with a likely...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Primary diffuse leptomeningeal primitive neuroectodermal tumor Leptomeningeal tumor Spine Shunt Biopsy...

... mater and the arachnoid mater and enclosed in its own central canal. Cross sections of the spinal cord revealed cylindrical epithelia surrounding the 2 central canals, but there were no noticeable ganglion cells. Spine Tethered cord Diastematomyelia History Occult spinal dysraphism...

... as the most common variant of spinal meningiomas in the pediatric age group. We present the case of a 3-year-old with a confirmed lumbar spine CCM and discuss the problems encountered in the management of this disease. A 3-year-old boy with a history of speech delay and behavioral problems presented...

..., quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Child Fibroproliferative tumor Elastofibroma Spine • Elastofibroma...

... or services advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Children Spinal tumor Spine...

... in adult patients and their incidence in early infancy is an extreme rarity. Methods: We present a case of a 1-month-old male with a back deformity and left leg hypomotility. MRI of the spine revealed an intramedullary tumor extending from level T6 to T12. Results: The tumor was excised completely, using...

...Jared S. Fridley; Roukoz B. Chamoun; William E. Whitehead; Daniel J. Curry; Thomas G. Luerssen; Adekunle Adesina; Andrew Jea Malignant rhabdoid tumors of the spine are rare pediatric neoplasms that have a poor prognosis. The histological, ultrastructural, and immunohistochemical features...

.... Those at the base of the brain may be more difficult to eradicate. In addition to primary Ewing’s tumors, metastases to the skull and the brain from other primary sources in the skeleton have been documented in several reports. Ewingߣs sarcoma Spine Central nervous system Meninges Skull/cranium...

...Matthew F. Philips; John Dormans; Dennis Drummond; Luis Schut; Leslie N. Sutton For over 60 years congenital kyphotic deformities of the spine have been categorized into two distinct groups, depending on the developmental defect. Those arising from a failure of formation of the vertebral bodies...

...-rays. High cord compression due to a narrow canal from a bifid posterior arch, or an absent posterior arch, is a very rare condition. We report 5 children with high cord compression from stenosis of Cl arch. 30 09 1996 30 07 1997 7 3 2008 Spina bifida Atlas Spine Anomaly...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Closed neural tube defect Filum terminale Myxopapillary ependymoma Tethered cord Spine Much to our surprise...

... techniques. Somatosensory evoked potential monitoring was also used peroperatively. The clinical, radiological and surgical features of this rare case were presented and discussed with reference to the literature. Cavernoma Intramedullary cavernous angioma Spine Spinal cord cavernous...