title: [Intradural spinal cord lipoma. Apropos of 2 cases].
abstract: The authors report two cases of intradural spinal cord. The first is located in the thoracic segment, the second has a cervico-thoracic seat. In the two cases these spinal cords lipoma are responsible for a progressive medullary compression. In this article the authors make a succinct review of the literature. They underline also the fundamental part of the MRI for the diagnosis and the injured balance sheet of the intradural spinal cord lipoma.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Central de l'Armée, Alger, Algérie.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Medjek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adjmi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hammoum
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004388:Dura Mater; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
vernacular_title: Lipomes rachidiens intraduraux. A propos de 2 cas.