J Korean Radiol Soc.  1988 Apr;24(2):196-200. 10.3348/jkrs.1988.24.2.196.

CT and MR imaging of high cervical intradural lipomas

• Oh JH
• Choi WS
• Lee SW
• Lim JH
• Leem W
• Kim GK
• Rhee BA

• KMID: 2359281
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1988.24.2.196

Abstract

Intradural spinal lipoma occurs in less than 1% of all spinal cord tumors. It has been described at everylevel of the spinal canal, although its most common location is the cervicothoracic and thoracic region. However, lipoma located in the high cervical region is very unusual. We described two cases, a teenager and an adult, with progressive neurologic dificit from such a lipomatous tumor, which were evaluated by CT scanning and MR imaging.

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Humans
Lipoma*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Spinal Canal
Spinal Cord Neoplasms
Tomography, X-Ray Computed