Spontaneous decrease in the size of a residual thoracic intradural lipoma

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作者
Akyuz, M [1 ]
Goksu, E [1 ]
Tuncer, R [1 ]
机构
[1] Akdeniz Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurosurg, TR-07070 Antalya, Turkey
关键词
lipoma; residual intradural; spontaneous decrease in size of;
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10.1080/02688690500080950
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Intradural spinal lipomas of thoracic cord are quite rare. It is known that lipomas are hamartomas, which change their size with alterations of body fat. An 18-year-old male patient, with a thoracic intradural lipoma showing spontaneous decrease in the size of a residual lipoma and tethering of the cord 4 years after surgery, is presented in this report.
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