A Rare Triad of Giant Occipital Encephalocele with Lipomyelomeningocele, Tetralogy of Fallot, and Situs Inversus

J Radiol Case Rep. 2016 Mar 31;10(3):36-46. doi: 10.3941/jrcr.v10i3.2718. eCollection 2016 Mar.

Abstract

Giant encephalocele is an uncommon congenital anomaly with very few published reports available in the English literature. Tetralogy of Fallot associated with situs inversus is also infrequently reported. To our knowledge there are no published reports of an association between giant encephalocele and Tetralogy of Fallot. The additional finding of situs inversus results in a rare pathologic triad, not heretofore described.

Keywords: Giant encephalocele; Lipomyelomeningocele; Occipital encephalocele; Situs inversus; Tetralogy of Fallot.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Encephalocele / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Meningomyelocele / diagnostic imaging*
  • Situs Inversus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tetralogy of Fallot / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography

Supplementary concepts

  • Lipomyelomeningocele