Congenital spinal meningocele
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Congenital spinal meningocoeles are developmental developmental anomalies of of meningothelial elements displaced into the skin and subcutaneous tissues.
Please refer on menigocoele article for a broad overview of all types of this condition.
Pathology
It is defect of the neural tube, an embryonic structure that gives rise to the spinal cord and vertebral column. This defect leads to protrusion of the membranes that cover the spine and part of the spinal cord through a bone defect in the vertebral column.
Types
Differential diagnosis
Possible considerations include
- pseudomeningocoele - post traumatic
- myelomeningocoele
- lipomyelomeningocoele
-<p><strong>Congenital spinal meningocoeles</strong> are developmental anomalies of meningothelial elements displaced into the skin and subcutaneous tissues.</p><p>Please refer on <a href="/articles/meningocoele-1">menigocoele</a> article for a broad overview of all types of this condition. </p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>It is defect of the <a href="/articles/neural-tube">neural tube</a>, an embryonic structure that gives rise to the spinal cord and vertebral column. This defect leads to protrusion of the membranes that cover the spine and part of the spinal cord through a bone defect in the vertebral column.</p><h5>Types</h5><ul>- +<p><strong>Congenital spinal meningocoeles</strong> are developmental anomalies of meningothelial elements displaced into the skin and subcutaneous tissues.</p><p>Please refer on <a href="/articles/meningocoele-1">menigocoele</a> article for a broad overview of all types of this condition. </p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>It is defect of the <a title="neural tube" href="/articles/neural-tube-defects">neural tube</a>, an embryonic structure that gives rise to the spinal cord and vertebral column. This defect leads to protrusion of the membranes that cover the spine and part of the spinal cord through a bone defect in the vertebral column.</p><h5>Types</h5><ul>
-<a href="/articles/pseudomeningocele">pseudomeningocoele</a> - post traumatic</li>- +<a href="/articles/pseudomeningocoele-1">pseudomeningocoele</a> - post traumatic</li>