Progressive noninfectious anterior vertebral fusion: MRI findings and association with a lipoma of the filum terminale in a 5-year-old girl

J C Décarie; P S Babyn

doi:10.1007/BF02020212

Progressive noninfectious anterior vertebral fusion: MRI findings and association with a lipoma of the filum terminale in a 5-year-old girl

Pediatr Radiol. 1993;23(1):12-4. doi: 10.1007/BF02020212.

Authors

J C Décarie¹, P S Babyn

Affiliation

¹ Départment d'Imagerie Médicale, Hôpital Ste-Justine, Montréal, P.Q., Canada.

PMID: 8469583
DOI: 10.1007/BF02020212

Abstract

Progressive noninfectious anterior vertebral fusion (PNAF) is a rare but well-defined entity of unknown cause. We report the MRI findings in a 5-year-old in whom PNAF was associated with a lipoma of the filum terminale.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cauda Equina*
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Intervertebral Disc* / pathology
Lipoma / complications*
Lipoma / diagnosis
Lumbar Vertebrae* / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / complications*
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / diagnosis
Spinal Diseases / diagnosis
Spinal Diseases / etiology