Spinal extradural meningeal cyst in klippel-trenaunay syndrome. 2011

Kyung-Chul Choi, and Sung Tae Ahn, and Yong Hawn Shin, and Sang-Ho Lee
Department of Neurosurgery, Daegu Wooridul Spine Hospital, Daegu, Korea.

A case of a symptomatic spinal extradural meningeal cyst (SEMC) in Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is introduced. A 38-year-old woman presented with right L2 radiculopathy. She underwent operations for varicose veins in both her lower extremities. She had port-wine nevi on her trunk and extremities. The edematous change in both legs had waxed and waned. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an 11.8×13 mm extradural meningeal cyst growing through the intervertebral foramen in L2-3. Multiple meningeal cysts were located in the dorsal aspect of the spinal cord from T3 to T10. A 5.8×6.2 mm cyst was also found in left pleural cavity. The extradural meningeal cyst was completely excised and the preoperative symptom was improved. KTS is a congenital disorder due to a mesodermal abnormality, which may predispose the dura to weakness. The SEMC may occur through the dural defect or weakened point.

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