UNUSUAL MALFORMATIONS IN OCCULT SPINAL DYSRAPHISM

Two cases of occult spinal dysraphism with different clinical symptoms , signs and congenital pathologies are presented. One had malformation s including scoliosis, dermoid tumor, hydromyelia, diastematomyelia, d ermal sinus, low conus, vertebrae anomalies and dextrocardia. The occu rrence of dextrocardia in association with occult spinal dysraphism wa s found to be extremely unusual. The second case is presented in relat ion to the rarity of teratoma with dermal sinus and tethered cord in t he lumbar area. Myelography, computed tomography (CT), Myelo CT and ma gnetic resonance were used in making a diagnosis.