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Lipomyelocele

Case contributed by Sepehr Haghighi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Soft tissue mass sensation in the back in a boy with claudication

Patient Data

Age: 2 years
Gender: Male
mri

Posterior spinal defect covered with skin and subcutaneous fat tissue at lower lumbar levels is seen. The neural placode-lipoma interface lies within the spinal canal at the level of L3-L4. 

Low lying tethered cord as well as syrinx are also noted.

Conclusion:

  • Lipomyelocele

Case Discussion

Neural placode-lipoma interface within spinal canal associated with occult spinal dysraphism are associated with lipomyelocele.

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