Cervical intradural extramedullary chaotic lipoma in an elderly patient: A rare case report
Intradural spinal lipoma (ISL) prevalent in children and young adults usually presents with spastic progressive quadriparesis, sensory disturbances, and gait abnormalities. Chaotic lipomas named due to their haphazard distribution are an extremely rare variant of ISL present at the dorsal root entry...
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Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
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| description | Intradural spinal lipoma (ISL) prevalent in children and young adults usually presents with spastic progressive quadriparesis, sensory disturbances, and gait abnormalities. Chaotic lipomas named due to their haphazard distribution are an extremely rare variant of ISL present at the dorsal root entry zone. We describe a case of chaotic spinal lipoma and elucidate the challenges faced in the management of this entity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-346c35fd600c4acfa3992b972f4179ab2023-12-02T03:32:03ZengManipal College of Medical Sciences, PokharaAsian Journal of Medical Sciences2467-91002091-05762023-12-011412260262https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v14i12.57876Cervical intradural extramedullary chaotic lipoma in an elderly patient: A rare case reportAnurup Saha 0https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9497-8136Sibaji Dasgupta 1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2275-3519Post-Doctoral Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, IPGMER and SSKMH, Annex–I, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, IPGMER and SSKMH, Annex–I, Kolkata, West Bengal, India Intradural spinal lipoma (ISL) prevalent in children and young adults usually presents with spastic progressive quadriparesis, sensory disturbances, and gait abnormalities. Chaotic lipomas named due to their haphazard distribution are an extremely rare variant of ISL present at the dorsal root entry zone. We describe a case of chaotic spinal lipoma and elucidate the challenges faced in the management of this entity.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/57876intradural spinal lipoma; dorsal root entry zone; chaotic |
| spellingShingle | Anurup Saha Sibaji Dasgupta Cervical intradural extramedullary chaotic lipoma in an elderly patient: A rare case report Asian Journal of Medical Sciences intradural spinal lipoma; dorsal root entry zone; chaotic |
| title | Cervical intradural extramedullary chaotic lipoma in an elderly patient: A rare case report |
| title_full | Cervical intradural extramedullary chaotic lipoma in an elderly patient: A rare case report |
| title_fullStr | Cervical intradural extramedullary chaotic lipoma in an elderly patient: A rare case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cervical intradural extramedullary chaotic lipoma in an elderly patient: A rare case report |
| title_short | Cervical intradural extramedullary chaotic lipoma in an elderly patient: A rare case report |
| title_sort | cervical intradural extramedullary chaotic lipoma in an elderly patient a rare case report |
| topic | intradural spinal lipoma; dorsal root entry zone; chaotic |
| url | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/57876 |
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