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Intradural lipoma of the cervicothoracic spinal cord with intracranial extension

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Abstract

Introduction

Intradural spinal lipoma is rare and seen about 1% of all tumors of the spinal cord. Lipomas of the cervical location with intracranial extension are extremely rare and are described as intramedullary or subpial location.

Case

A 12-year-old female with lipoma of the cervicothoracic spinal cord demonstrated progressive quadriparesis. The patient underwent surgery with decompression of the affected craniocervical location.

Discussion

In the reported case, we describe a rare intradural lipoma of the cervicothoracic spinal cord with posterior fossa extension in the child, and the relevant English medical literature is reviewed.

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  1. Department of 1st Neurosurgery, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, 06110, Turkey

    Ahmet Metin Şanlı, Erhan Türkoğlu, Ramazan Kahveci & Zeki Şekerci

  2. Mebusevleri Mah. Ayten Sokak, No: 6/7 Tandoğan, Ankara, 06580, Turkey

    Ahmet Metin Şanlı

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Şanlı, A.M., Türkoğlu, E., Kahveci, R. et al. Intradural lipoma of the cervicothoracic spinal cord with intracranial extension. Childs Nerv Syst 26, 847–852 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-009-1077-2

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