Computed tomography of lumbar apophyseal joint lipoma: report of three cases.
The authors report three cases of lumbar apophyseal joint lipoma located at the L4/L5 or L5/S1 level. CT scan makes the diagnosis easily possible; indeed erosive changes with enlargement of the upper portion of the lumbar articular joint and anterior displacement of the top of the superior facet are associated with intra-articular fatty densities. Clinical symptoms are rarely encountered and may be related to narrowing of the upper portion of the intervertebral foramen.
Dietemann
J L
JL
Service de Radiologie 1, Hospices Civils, Hôpital Central, Strasbourg, France.
Bonneville
J F
JF
Runge
M
M
Jeung
M Y
MY
Weintraub
A
A
Wackenheim
A
A
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed