Epidural lipoma simulating lumbar disc protrusion.
Spinal lipomata are usually associated with congenital anomalies. A lipoma, presenting with symptoms, signs and myelographic findings suggestive of a lumbar disc protrusion, is rare. Asymmetry of the origin of some of the scaral nerve roots may be the clue for suspecting epidural lipoma pre-operatively.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging