Anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with Marfan syndrome

Clin Neuropathol. 2001 Mar-Apr;20(2):70-2.

Abstract

Anterior sacral meningocele has been reported to be associated with Marfan syndrome (MFS) in few cases, differently from dural ectasia appearing up to two thirds of affected patients. A new instance of this association is described in an 18-year-old man with Marfan syndrome, diagnosed upon MRI morphological evaluation which showed a huge cystic mass in the pelvic space. Surgical excision even if curative was not performed in consideration of a stationary picture after one year since diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Dura Mater / pathology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Marfan Syndrome / pathology*
  • Meningocele / pathology*
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Sacrum / pathology*