TETHERED CORD SYNDROME-ASSOCIATED WITH MALE TURNERS-SYNDROME

Tethered cord syndrome associated with Turner's syndrome in an 8-year- old boy is reported. Complicated mesodermal anomalies were observed fr om birth: a ventricular septal defect, hydronephrosis, agenesis of the sacrum, hypospadias, and anal atresia. Male external genitalia and a 45XO/46XY mosaic chromosome pattern were recognized, and a diagnosis o f male Turner's syndrome was made. In the course of development, aggra vation of a neurogenic bladder and a gait disturbance appeared. Low sp inal conus and thickened filum were observed on MRI, and an operation of untethering was performed. The possible genesis of the thickened fi lum in systemic mesodermal anomalies of Turner's syndrome is discussed .