title: Cervical intraspinal lipoma in a pregnant patient.
abstract: Tetraparesis developing in a female, during pregnancy, was found to be due to an intradural cervical lipoma, associated with a subcutaneous lipoma at the same level in the midline posteriorly. Sub-total removal produced a return to near normal function with the patient being fully ambulant 7 months later.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Joubert
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Durrheim
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Copley
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007751:Labor, Induced; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009192:Myelography; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed