title: Congenital intramedullary lipoma of the dorsocervical spinal cord with intracranial extension: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.lastname: Naim-Ur-Rahman
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Salih
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Jamjoom
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Jamjoom
mesh_terms: 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