Cranio-vertebral bony changes in a case of congenital lipomatosis.
Congenital lipomatosis may cause a fatty mass infiltrating muscle planes and extending into the epidural space. Adjacent structures are displaced: there is pressure erosion of the vertebrae and periosteal new bone formation.
Wylie
E J
EJ
Department of Radiology, Middlesex Hospital London, England.
Kendall
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D000328:Adult; D001846:Bone Development; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital*; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D010521:Periosteum / Q000473:pathology