title: Sacral intradural myolipoma causing tethered cord syndrome.
abstract: We report a case of tethered cord syndrome caused by a sacral myolipoma. The patient was a 12-year-old girl who had a smooth surfaced, cord-like mass in the sacral area; it tethered the conus medullaris at the S1-2 level and extended from there to the left S3-4 intervertebral foramen, involving the left S3 root. The condition was relieved by surgical removal of the tumour and the neurological symptoms were alleviated. Pathological study disclosed that the mass was a myolipoma. Discussion about the origin of the myolipoma is made with references hitherto reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Musashidai 2-6-1, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo 183, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yagishita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oda