Síndrome de Casamassima / Casamassima syndrome

El síndrome de Cassamasima se caracteriza por una triada que consiste en alteraciones costo vertebrales, atresia anal y alteraciones genitourinarias, siendo un síndrome de presentación rara y cuya supervivencia estará determinada por la gravedad de las alteraciones. Presentamos el caso de un niño con características típicas de este síndrome.

Cassamasima syndrome is characterized by a triad consisting costo vertebral alterations, anal atresia, and genito urinary disorders, being rare and whose survival is determined by the severity of the disturbances. We report the case of a child with typical features of this syndrome.

Neurenteric Cyst Presented by Asymptomatic Mediastinal Mass

Neurenteric cyst is a rare bronchopulmonary foregut malformation, originating from notochord defect. Characteristics of this anomaly are the intrathoracic cyst associated with vertebral abnormalities, such as hemivertebrae, anterior and posterior spina bifida, absence of vertebrae and diastematomyelia. The most common symptom is respiratory distress and treatment is surgical excision of mass. We report a case of neurenteric cyst in a neonate presented with asymptomatic huge mediastinal cystic mass.