Radiologic and histopathologic findings in a rare case of complex occult spinal dysraphism with association of a lumbar fibrolipoma, neurenteric cyst and tethered cord syndrome.
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Abstract
We present the case of a 60-year-old farmer who reported non-specific back pains for the past 30 years. Increasing paralysis of the left leg led to hospitalization. A complex occult spinal dysraphism comprising a fibrolipoma of the conus medullaris, an neurenteric cyst, and a tethered cord syndrome was diagnosed and operated on. The radiological and histological findings are demonstrated.
Medical subject headings
- Lipoma
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Spina Bifida Occulta
- Spinal Neoplasms