Large intramedullary lipoma of the cervical cord and posterior fossa. Case report.
A large intramedullary lipoma of the cervical cord extending into the posterior fossa is reported in a 7-year-old boy. Magnetic resonance imaging was very useful for delineation of the anatomy of the lipoma as an aid in planning the operation.
Mori
K
K
Kamimura
Y
Y
Uchida
Y
Y
Kurisaka
M
M
Eguchi
S
S
D002648:Child; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*