Anomalous osseous limb: A sneak peek into rare association with lipomyelomeningocele – A case report

Abstract

Anomalous osseous limb is a rare entity and its association with spinal dysraphism is all the more rarer. We report one such case of lipomyelomeningocele in 1-month-old female, with associated anomalous osseous structure/ limb in relation to iliac bones. Various investigators in the past, though, have published association of anomalous osseous limb with lipomyelomeningocele, the uniqueness of our report lies in documenting such an anomaly at this early age, with paucity of literature in this young age, to the best of our knowledge.

Cartilage within lipomyelomeningocele and ulnar longitudinal deficiency syndrome as VACTERL association, alliance in SHH/GLI3, and Wnt pathway: illustrative case

“…LMMC is one of the primary neurulation abnormalities with premature disjunction of surface ectoderm from the neuroectoderm, resulting in mesenchymal tissue attachment on the developing neural tissue, which develops into fatty tissue. 3 There have been few reports of LMMC with an accessory limb attached to the mass and anomalous bone, 4 – 12 but there is no, to the best of our knowledge, published case of LMMC with well-developed cartilage, atrial septal defect, and ulnar longitudinal deficiency in a form of VACTERL association.…”