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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2006;39(3): 224-227. |
| Intramedullary Spinal Cord Lipoma without Spinal Dysraphism. |
| Jae Taek Hong, Sang Won Lee, Byung Chul Son, Jae Hoon Sung |
| Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea. nslsw@vincent.cuk.ac.kr |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Extradural lipomas have been frequently reported in the literature, but intramedullary lipomas are far rarer, constituting only approximately 2% of total intramedullary tumors. Intramedullary lipomas are also commonly associated with spinal dysraphism. Lipomas which are not associated with spinal dysraphism are present in only about 1% of spinal lipoma patients. Here, we report a rare case of a patient suffering from an isolated intramedullary lipoma without evidence of spinal dysraphism. |
| Key Words:
Lipoma; Intramedullary cord tumor |
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