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meningocele [mə′niŋ·gə‚sēl] (medicine) Hernia of the meninges through a defect in the skull or vertebral column, forming a cyst filled with cerebrospinal fluid. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In utero exposure to aminopterin, an antagonist of folic acid, has been associated with anencephaly, meningocele, hydrocephalus, and cleft lip and palate (Thiersch 1952; Warkany et al. Clostridium tertium meningitis as the presenting sign of a meningocele in a twelve-year-old child. The differential diagnoses of a mass lesion of the temporal bone in pediatric age groups include rhabdomyosarcoma, congenital cholesteatoma, lymphoma, hemangioma, teratoma, meningocele, dermoid cyst, undifferentiated carcinoma, and endolymphatic sac tumors. |
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