- 著者
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中井 啓
丸島 愛樹
松村 明
- 出版者
- 日本脊髄外科学会
- 雑誌
- 脊髄外科 (ISSN:09146024)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.23, no.1, pp.80-84, 2009 (Released:2017-05-11)
- 参考文献数
- 14
Intramedullary lipomas of the cervical spinal cord without dysraphism are rare lesions, accounting for only 1% of spinal cord tumors. We experienced a 60-year-old male with cervicothoracic (C6 to T2) lipoma who complained of dysesthesia in his lower extremities. Magnetic resonance imaging identified a tumor which was dorsolateral to the cord in the intramedullary legion. In these cases, a fat suppression sequence is useful for diagnosis. He underwent surgery for partial removal of the tumor and expansive laminoplasty. Postoperative course of the patient was uneventful and follow-up showed an improvement in sensory disturbance.