Giant Intrathoracic Myelomeningocele in Von Recklinghausen Disease Mimicking Pleural Effusion: A Case Report

Authors

  • Tanzouz Zerin Iqbal Department of Radiology and Imaging, Evercare Hospital Dhaka
  • Sonia Akter Radiology and Imaging, Evercare Hospital Dhaka
  • Taslima Islam Chowdhury Radiology and Imaging, Evercare Hospital Dhaka
  • , Mahbuba Azim Monmon Radiology and Imaging, Evercare Hospital Dhaka

Keywords:

Myelomeningocele, Von Recklinghausen disease, spinal dysraphism

Abstract

A large intrathoracic myelomeningocele, a saccular protrusion of the meninges through a dilated intervertebral foramen or a bony defect of the vertebral column was diagnosed in a 57-year-old male patient showing clinical features of neurofibromatosis-1 (NF-1). Due to rare entity of this disease at first it presented as pleural effusion seen in initial ultrasound. On detailed investigation it was revealed as a giant intrathoracic myelomeningocele

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2026-06-10

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Giant Intrathoracic Myelomeningocele in Von Recklinghausen Disease Mimicking Pleural Effusion: A Case Report. (2026). Bangladesh Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 33(2), 107-110. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjri.v33i2.90694

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Vol. 33 No. 2 (2025)

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Case Reports

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Copyright (c) 2026 Tanzouz Zerin Iqbal, Sonia Akter, Taslima Islam Chowdhury, , Mahbuba Azim Monmon

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Giant Intrathoracic Myelomeningocele in Von Recklinghausen Disease Mimicking Pleural Effusion: A Case Report. (2026). Bangladesh Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 33(2), 107-110. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjri.v33i2.90694