Presentation
Recent paresthesia of the left lower leg. Known spina bifida with MMC. A cutaneous defect had been closed in early childhood.
Patient Data
Age: 60
Gender: Female
From the case:
Myelomeningocoele in an adult
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Spina bifida, cord tethering and hydromyelia. Multilocular cystic lesion extruding into the subcutaneous tissue. One cyst shows higher signal on T1 and lower on T2, probably due to proteinaceous content.