Spontaneous decrease in the size of a residual thoracic intradural lipoma

AKYUZ M., Goksu E. T., TUNCER R.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, cilt.19, sa.1, ss.53-55, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02688690500080950
  • Dergi Adı: BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.53-55
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: lipoma, residual intradural, spontaneous decrease in size of, SPINAL EPIDURAL LIPOMATOSIS
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Intradural spinal lipomas of thoracic cord are quite rare. It is known that lipomas are hamartomas, which change their size with alterations of body fat. An 18-year-old male patient, with a thoracic intradural lipoma showing spontaneous decrease in the size of a residual lipoma and tethering of the cord 4 years after surgery, is presented in this report.