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Myelopathy due to scoliosis with vertebral hypertrophy in Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11880917     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We describe a 37-year-old man complaining of right back pain and gait disturbance. He had a big soft tumor on his right back, hemihypertrophy of the right lower extremity, and right thoracic scoliosis. We diagnosed Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome based on the pathological findings of the soft tumor. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed severe spinal stenosis due to a hypertrophic vertebral body and facet joint at T7. Treatment by decompression of hypertrophic bone led to complete neurological recovery. To our knowledge, no case has been reported of Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome with myelopathy which originated from thoracic scoliosis with a hypertrophic facet joint and vertebral body. We suggest that the cause of myelopathy in Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome originated not only from arteriovenous fistula, medullary angioma, and extradural hemangioma but also vertebral hypertrophy with scoliosis.
Authors:
Yasuhisa Arai; Tatsuya Takagi; Torahiro Matsuda; Hisashi Kurosawa
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2001-09-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery     Volume:  122     ISSN:  0936-8051     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch Orthop Trauma Surg     Publication Date:  2002 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-03-06     Completed Date:  2002-05-14     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9011043     Medline TA:  Arch Orthop Trauma Surg     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  120-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, 2-1-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. y-arai@med.juntendo.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Biopsy, Needle
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertrophy / complications,  diagnosis
Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome / complications,  diagnosis*
Laminectomy / methods
Male
Scoliosis / complications,  diagnosis*,  surgery
Spinal Cord Diseases / complications,  diagnosis*
Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology*,  radiography,  surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

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