Slobodan Marinkovic
University of Belgrade, Serbia
Title: Extremely rare multiple malformations: Split vertebral column and spinal cord
Biography
Biography: Slobodan Marinkovic
Abstract
A 5-year-old girl was presented with multiple malformations of her vertebral column and spinal cord. The following vertebral abnormalities were observed: C7 – agenesis of the left part of the body; T1 and T2 – an incomplete vertical cleft of the left pedicle; T3 – agenesis of the right arch; T4 – absence of the right pedicle, and a cleft of its arch; T5, T7 and T12 – agenesis of the right half of the body, hypoplasia of the right half, and defect of the left arch; T6 – a vertical cleft of the body, agenesis of its arch, and enlarged vertebral foramen; T8 – a defect of the left arch, and enlarged vertebral foramen; T10 and T11 – absence of the arches, a cleft of the right half of the body (T11), and duplication of the vertebral foramen; T12 – duplication of the vertebral foramen; L1 – small defect of the right half of the body, arch agenesis, and duplication of the vertebral foramen; L3 – a mediosagittal cleft of its arch; L4 – agenesis of the left arch; S3 – a mediosagittal cleft of the body; from L5 to S3 – a complete absence of their arches. A partial or complete agenesis of the ribs 5-7 and 12 was seen. The spinal cord was duplicated at the level between the T6 and T10. The embryologic basis of these extremely rare malformations was considered.