Lipomyelocele

Case contributed by Hidayatullah Hamidi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Low back bulging since birth

Patient Data

Age: 1 year
Gender: Female
ct

Bony defect in the posterior arch elements of the lumbosacral spine from L3 to S5 levels.
Fat attenuating lesion in the spinal canal -mainly to left side- from level of L2 to L4 extending posteriorly to the subcutaneous fat through the large bony defect at L3/4 level.

Abnormalities of the spinal cord like tethered cord cannot be evaluated CT.

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