title: Paraspinal lipomatosis: a benign mass.
abstract: Paraspinal lipomatosis usually occurs in patients with steroid excess. In two patients a paraspinal mass was detected on conventional radiographs and was subsequently shown to represent benign fat deposition on computed tomography, thereby obviating further studies. Neither patient had been receiving steroids. Paraspinal lipomatosis may be the cause of a benign mass and may be considered in the differential diagnosis of this finding.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed