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18-01-2022 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Correspondence
Tethered Cord Syndrome Associated with Spina Bifida and Intradural Angiolipoma Coexisting with Intramedullary Arteriovenous Malformation
Authors:
Mengchun Sun, Benzhang Tao, Gan Gao, Aijia Shang
Published in:
Clinical Neuroradiology
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Issue 4/2022
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Excerpt
Congenital tethered cord syndrome (TCS) is a neural tube defect resulting from fixation and traction of the spinal cord. Intradural lipomas cause 70% of TCS cases but account for 1% of all spinal tumors [
1,
2]. Angiolipomas, a subgroup (5%) of lipomas, account for 0.14–1.2% [
3‐
5]. Spinal arteriovenous malformations (SAVMs) represent 3–7% of spinal cord tumors, with congenital intramedullary arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) being the rarest [
6,
7]. …