An unusual case of spinal cord compression from concomitant spinal epidural lipomatosis and Hodgkin's lymphoma
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An unusual case of spinal cord compression from concomitant spinal epidural lipomatosis and Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) results from an abnormal accumulation of unencapsulated fat within the epidural space and is a rare cause of spinal cord compression, which needs to be considered with a high index of suspicion. It most commonly occurs secondary to chronic corticosteroid use and endocrinopathies. Idiopathic cases are highly associated with obesity. We report an unusual case of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjw025