Spinal Intramedullary Lipoma: A Rare Cause of Rapidly Progressive Quadriparesis
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Spinal Intramedullary Lipoma: A Rare Cause of Rapidly Progressive
Spinal intramedullary lipoma is a rare lesion accounting for 1% of all spinal masses and 2% of intramedullary tumours [1]. These lesions are commonly associated with spinal dysraphism [2]. The usual location of spinal lipoma is in the cervico-thoracic region [3]. Spinal intramedullary lipomas without spinal dysraphism are very rare and present in only 1% of patients [1,2]. Though CO2 laser and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology & Neurophysiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2155-9562
DOI: 10.4172/2155-9562.1000139