Spontaneous decrease in the size of a residual thoracic intradural lipoma
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, vol.19, no.1, pp.53-55, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 19 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2005
- Doi Number: 10.1080/02688690500080950
- Journal Name: BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.53-55
- Keywords: lipoma, residual intradural, spontaneous decrease in size of, SPINAL EPIDURAL LIPOMATOSIS
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.