Congenital costo-vertebral fibrous band and congenital kyphoscoliosis: a previously unreported combination

Eid, Tony; Ghostine, Bachir; Kreichaty, Gaby; Daher, P.; Ghanem, Ismat

doi:10.1007/s00586-012-2570-y

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“…Another congenital abnormality identified in this case was the lateral curvature of the spine in the thoracal region, visible clinically and accompanied by a sagittal deformity seen only on Rx image, so the abnormal vertebral development identified in the thoracal vertebrae was kyphoscoliosis. The thoracic segments of the spine are the most encountered region affected by kyphoscoliosis which results from abnormalities in vertebral chondrification centers [81,82]. Normally the chondrification centers appear within a mesenchymal template, which enclose the notochord and developing neural tube, and it is followed by ossification [24].…”

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Exencephaly–Anencephaly Sequence Associated with Maxillary Brachygnathia, Spinal Defects, and Palatoschisis in a Male Domestic Cat

Marc,

Savici,

Sicoe

et al. 2023

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Anencephaly, a severe neural tube defect characterized by the absence of major parts of the brain and skull, is a rare congenital disorder that has been observed in various species, including cats. Considering the uncommon appearance of anencephaly, this paper aims to present anencephaly in a stillborn male kitten from an accidental inbreeding using various paraclinical methods. Histological examination of tissue samples from the cranial region, where parts of the skull were absent, revealed the presence of atypical nerve tissue with neurons and glial cells organized in clusters, surrounded by an extracellular matrix and with an abundance of blood vessels, which are large, dilated, and filled with blood, not characteristic of nerve tissue structure. In CT scans, the caudal part of the frontal bone, the fronto-temporal limits, and the parietal bone were observed to be missing. CT also revealed that the dorsal tubercle of the atlas, the dorsal neural arch, and the spinal process of the C2–C7 bones were missing. In conclusion, the kitten was affected by multiple congenital malformations, a combination of exencephaly–anencephaly, maxillary brachygnathism, closed cranial spina bifida at the level of cervical vertebrae, kyphoscoliosis, palatoschisis, and partial intestinal atresia. The importance of employing imaging techniques cannot be overstated when it comes to the accurate diagnosis of neural tube defects.

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