Congenital intramedullary lipoma of the dorsocervical spinal cord with intracranial extension: case report.
The unusual computed tomographic findings of an extensive intramedullary lipoma of the dorsocervical spinal cord, which extended into the brain stem, in a 9-month-old infant are described and correlated with the surgical findings. The operative therapeutic options are discussed.
Naim-Ur-Rahman
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008067:Lipoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed