TY - JOUR
T1 - Spinal Neurovascular Malformations in Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome
T2 - A Single Center Study
AU - Larson, Anthony
AU - Covington, Tristan
AU - Anderson, Katelyn
AU - Tollefson, Megha
AU - Lanzino, Giuseppe
AU - Brinjikji, Waleed
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2020 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: A number of studies have demonstrated spinal anomalies associated with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS). To date, there are no large consecutive series examining the prevalence and subtype distribution of spinal neurovascular malformations in patients with KTS. OBJECTIVE: To report the spectrum and incidence of spinal neurovascular manifestations in the KTS population. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study. Consecutive patients with definite KTS as defined by International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies criteria who underwent spinal neuroimaging at our institution were included. All studies were evaluated by a staff neuroradiologist and a senior radiology resident for the presence of developmental venous anomalies, cavernous malformations (CMs), and arteriovenous shunts (AVS). RESULTS: A total of 116 patients with definite KTS who underwent spinal neuroimaging were included. A total of 23 neurovascular anomalies were found in 19 patients (16.4%), including 4 patients with multiple anomalies. These included 5 patients with spinal cord CMs (4.3%), 14 patients with a paraspinal or epidural venous malformation (12.1%), and 4 patients with an AVS (3.4%). Of the AVS, 3 were epidural arteriovenous fistulas, 1 of which likely formed de novo in an epidural venous malformation. One was a conus medullaris arteriovenous malformation. CONCLUSION: Our study cohort of 116 KTS patients demonstrated a wide spectrum of spinal neurovascular anomalies with a relatively high prevalence. Potential phenotypic descriptions of KTS should include the possibility for spinal neurovascular anomalies.
AB - BACKGROUND: A number of studies have demonstrated spinal anomalies associated with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS). To date, there are no large consecutive series examining the prevalence and subtype distribution of spinal neurovascular malformations in patients with KTS. OBJECTIVE: To report the spectrum and incidence of spinal neurovascular manifestations in the KTS population. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study. Consecutive patients with definite KTS as defined by International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies criteria who underwent spinal neuroimaging at our institution were included. All studies were evaluated by a staff neuroradiologist and a senior radiology resident for the presence of developmental venous anomalies, cavernous malformations (CMs), and arteriovenous shunts (AVS). RESULTS: A total of 116 patients with definite KTS who underwent spinal neuroimaging were included. A total of 23 neurovascular anomalies were found in 19 patients (16.4%), including 4 patients with multiple anomalies. These included 5 patients with spinal cord CMs (4.3%), 14 patients with a paraspinal or epidural venous malformation (12.1%), and 4 patients with an AVS (3.4%). Of the AVS, 3 were epidural arteriovenous fistulas, 1 of which likely formed de novo in an epidural venous malformation. One was a conus medullaris arteriovenous malformation. CONCLUSION: Our study cohort of 116 KTS patients demonstrated a wide spectrum of spinal neurovascular anomalies with a relatively high prevalence. Potential phenotypic descriptions of KTS should include the possibility for spinal neurovascular anomalies.
KW - Arteriovenous fistula
KW - Arteriovenous malformation
KW - Cavernous malformation
KW - Developmental venous anomaly
KW - Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome
KW - Spinal
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U2 - 10.1093/neuros/nyaa457
DO - 10.1093/neuros/nyaa457
M3 - Article
C2 - 33073841
AN - SCOPUS:85102153087
SN - 0148-396X
VL - 88
SP - 515
EP - 522
JO - Neurosurgery
JF - Neurosurgery
IS - 3
ER -