Open AccessA rare case of intramedullary lipoma of brainstem to thoracic cord––What to do?
Author(s) -
Ishu Bishnoi,
Pardaman Singh,
Geetika Duggal,
Sunil Sorout
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/jpn.jpn_134_19
Subject(s) - medicine , lipoma , intramedullary rod , decompression , surgery , spinal cord , magnetic resonance imaging , lesion , brainstem , cord , radiology , psychiatry
Intramedullary lipomas are rare, representing 1% of spinal cord tumors. There are less than 25 case reports about cord lipoma extending into brain. Due to paucity of literature, etiology and management are not well established.