Cervical intramedullary lipoma with unusual MRI features: case report

Neuroradiology. 1996 May:38 Suppl 1:S117-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02278137.

Abstract

Intramedullary (subpial) lipomas not associated with spinal dysraphism are very unusual [1]. A confident preoperative diagnosis is usually possible with MRI. We present a case of an isolated cervical intramedullary lipoma with unusual imaging morphology and imaging characteristics (distinctly low-signal on T2-weighted images) on MRI. An explanation for these features is proposed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cervical Vertebrae / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis