Intradural cervical lipoma in a neurologically intact patient: case report

Neurosurgery. 1991 Sep;29(3):468-72. doi: 10.1097/00006123-199109000-00027.

Abstract

The authors report an unusual intradural subpial lipoma of the cervical spinal cord in a neurologically intact adolescent. The patient sought treatment for neck pain and had a history of previous trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed the lesion. There are no reported cases of a subpial lipoma detected in the absence of any neurological deficits. A subtotal excision was performed, and pathological studies confirmed the diagnosis. Postoperatively, the patient remained neurologically intact.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neck
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis*