title: Spinal ossifying lipoma.
abstract: A case of ossifying spinal lipoma is reported. The patient presented with a large swelling over the lumbar region with a dermal sinus in the centre. Imaging revealed an intradural lipoma connected with a large subcutaneous lipoma in which there was a prominent island of bone. The lipoma was excised and there were no postoperative neurological deficits. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a spinal ossifying lipoma associated with a dermal sinus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, C.N. Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mahapatra
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D016136:Spina Bifida Occulta / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology