Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine

Case Report: J Korean Acad Rehabil Med. 2005;29(3):323-327.; Lipomyelomeningocele with Thoracic Spinal Cord Tumor in VATER Association: A case report.; Yoo, Seung Don , Lee, Yoon Jeong , Lee, Jong In , Yoo, Hwang Jae , Park, Noh Hyuck; ¹Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Korea. kidlife@freechal.com
²Department of General Surgery, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Korea.
³Department of Pediatrics, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Korea.
⁴Department of Radiology, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Korea.

Abstract: VATER association represents vertebral defects, anal atresia, tracheo-esophageal fistula with esophageal atresia, renal abnormalities and radial limb dysplasia. The probability of the simultaneous occurrence of any three of these defects is so unlikely that it suggests a sporadic non-random association. This non-random association appears to be related to mesodermal defects in early developmental period. Weexperienced one case of VATER association in 21 months old male child having vertebral anomalies with severe scoliosis, rib defects, imperforated anus, right renal agenesis, lipomyelomeningocele, spinal cord tumor. We reported a case of VATER association with brief review of related literature. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2005; 29: 323-327)

Keywords :VATER association, Lipomyelomeningocele, Spinal cord tumor