Combined spinal intramedullary arteriovenous malformation and lipomyelomeningocele

Neuroradiology. 2005 Oct;47(10):774-9. doi: 10.1007/s00234-005-1336-1. Epub 2005 Sep 1.

Abstract

Combined spinal arteriovenous malformation and lipomyelomeningocele are extremely rare. We present a rare combined case of a lipomyelomeningocele with an intramedullary arteriovenous malformation (AVM) occurred at the L3-L4 level in a 30-year-old man who suffered from low back pain radiating to the lower extremities, dysuria, and frequency for 5 years. The MR studies showed an intradural mass with high-signal intensity on both T1-weighted and T2-weighted images, intermingled with multiple signal-void structures. The mass extended extradurally toward a subcutaneously forming fatty mass on the patient's back. Spinal angiography showed an AVM supplied by the radiculopial branches of the lumbar arteries and drained by tortuous, dilated, perimedullary veins. Endovascular embolization and surgical resection were performed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiography
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / complications*
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / therapy
  • Contrast Media
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / complications*
  • Lipoma / diagnosis
  • Lipoma / therapy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Meningomyelocele / complications*
  • Meningomyelocele / diagnosis
  • Meningomyelocele / therapy
  • Spinal Cord / blood supply
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / complications*
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / therapy

Substances

  • Contrast Media