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Congenital pseudoarthrosis is a pathologic entity that may be isolated, or may be associated with neurofibromatosis. We report the case of a 3-year-old female with congenital pseudoarthrosis involving the right tibia and fibula. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and complementary magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) revealed a lobulated mass with vivid enhancement, which led to the diagnosis of venous malformation. This is the first report of congenital pseudoarthrosis caused by the presence of a vascular malformation.
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Al-Hadidy, A., Haroun, A., Al-Ryalat, N. et al. Congenital pseudoarthrosis associated with venous malformation. Skeletal Radiol 36 (Suppl 1), 15–18 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-006-0175-4
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