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A rare case of intramedullary lipoma associated with cyst
Falavigna, Asdrubal; Segatto, Ana Claudia; Salgado, Karine.
Affiliation
  • Falavigna, Asdrubal; Universidade de Caxias do Sul. Faculdade de Medicina. Disciplina de Neurologia. Caxias do Sul. BR
  • Segatto, Ana Claudia; Hospital Saúde. BR
  • Salgado, Karine; Universidade de Caxias do Sul. Faculdade de Medicina. Disciplina de Neurologia. Caxias do Sul. BR
Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; Arq. neuropsiquiatr;59(1): 112-115, Mar. 2001. ilus
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-284249
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ABSTRACT
Intramedullary lipomas are benign tumours of the spinal cord corresponding to 1 percent of all primitive intramedullary tumours. We report a rare case of "true" intramedullary lipoma associated with cyst. The patient underwent subtotal resection and the diagnosis was made by histopathological examination. There was postoperative neurological improvement
Subject(s)
Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Dermoid Cyst / Lipoma Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA / PSIQUIATRIA Year: 2001 Type: Article
Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Dermoid Cyst / Lipoma Type of study: Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA / PSIQUIATRIA Year: 2001 Type: Article