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meningocele

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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.


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It was not immediately evident whether the lesion did indeed represent a mucocele with fluid content or a meningocele arising from an arachnoid cyst.
In patients with known spina bifida (present or past meningocele or myelomeningocele) who develop a neurological deficit/sensory level that is above that attributed to the original spina bifida lesion.
4) Intrathoracic EMH is a rare cause of paraspinal mass (5) and should be differentiated from other common causes, such as neurogenic tumors, lymphoma, metastasis, paravertebral abscess, and lateral meningocele.
 
 
 
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