University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011 Apr;32(4):E65-8. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A2074. Epub 2010 Apr 1.
Venous malformations have previously been reported to be associated with skeletal changes in humans, typically demineralization and localized deformation of the long bones. We report a presumed developmental association between venous malformations of the head and neck and meningoencephaloceles involving the sphenoid and temporal bones. Recognition of this association is important to avoid misinterpretation of these changes as a more aggressive process. We present the imaging findings and suggest an embryologic basis for this previously unreported association.
先前已有报道称静脉畸形与人类骨骼变化有关，通常表现为长骨脱矿和局部变形。我们报告了头颈部静脉畸形与累及蝶骨和颞骨的脑膜脑膨出之间可能存在的发育相关性。认识到这种相关性很重要，以免将这些变化误诊为更具侵袭性的过程。我们介绍了这种以前未报道过的关联的影像学发现，并提出了其胚胎学基础。
