Isolated giant intrathoracic meningocele associated with vertebral corpus deformity

Abstract

Published reports of intrathoracic meningocele with vertebral corpus defects in the absence of neurofibromatosis are very rare. We report a 9-year-old male with intrathoracic meningocele. We believe that vertebral corpus defects may play a certain role in the etiology of intrathoracic meningocele. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.