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A rare closed spinal dysraphism characterized by a myelocystocele at the termination of the spinal cord. It may be an isolated anomaly or be associated with other defects, including sacral agenesis, anorectal and genitourinary anomalies. The conus is not identifiable. The myelocystocele sac may have a significant lipomatous component (terminal lipomyelocystocele).
No clinical trials have been registered for terminal myelocystocele.
6 publications have been identified in PubMed for terminal myelocystocele. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (67%) and Review / Meta-Analysis (33%).
Lino-Filho AM (2026). [PMID: 41629639](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41629639/). *Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Agudelo-Arrieta M (2025). [PMID: 41413246](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41413246/). *Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Safari H (2025). [PMID: 36074342](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36074342/). *British journal of neurosurgery*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Elbaroody M (2025). [PMID: 41005219](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41005219/). *Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC
European rare disease database
Ranjan N (2024). [PMID: 39284905](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39284905/). *Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery*. [Case Report / Case Series]