Turkish Neurosurgery
2002 , Vol 12 , Num 1-2
CERVICAL INTRAMEDULLARY LIPOMA NOT ASSOCIATED WITH SPINAL DYSRAPHISM: CASE REPORT
Başkent University, Faculty of Medicine Departments of Neurosurgery and Radiology, Ankara, TURKEY
Intramedullary lipomas are slow-growing congenital tumors that are usually not amenable to complete resection. In this article, we present a rare case of cervical intramedullary lipoma not associated with spinal dysraphism.
Keywords :
Lipoma, spinal dysraphism, spinal intramedullary tumor