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Cervical intradural extramedullary lipoma: A rare differential diagnosis of nontraumatic limping in an adult patient
Author(s) -
Carrasco Sira,
Camacho Ana,
Franco Andrés,
Burriel Laura,
Hernández Amalia
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
neurology and clinical neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
0ISSN - 2049-4173
DOI - 10.1111/ncn3.12190
Subject(s) - medicine , lipoma , differential diagnosis , spinal cord , weakness , surgery , spinal cord neoplasm , cervical vertebrae , pathology , psychiatry
Intradural lipomas behave similarly to any other spinal cord tumor. They are very rare, accounting for less than 1% of all spinal cord tumors, and mainly affect pediatric and occasionally young adult patients. Back pain, weakness (paraparesis or quadriparesis), sensory alterations, and incontinence are the most common manifestations. We present the case of a 47‐year‐old patient who attended our department due to a 3‐year history of nontraumatic limping secondary to a cervical intradural extramedullary lipoma. The lipoma was partially resected and symptoms progressed satisfactorily.