Intradural cervical lipoma in a neurologically intact patient: case report.
The authors report an unusual intradural subpial lipoma of the cervical spinal cord in a neurologically intact adolescent. The patient sought treatment for neck pain and had a history of previous trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed the lesion. There are no reported cases of a subpial lipoma detected in the absence of any neurological deficits. A subtotal excision was performed, and pathological studies confirmed the diagnosis. Postoperatively, the patient remained neurologically intact.
Section of Neurological Surgery, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*