Demonstration by Magnetic Resonance of Symptomatic Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis
| Autor: | Richard C. Ostrup, John F. Alksne, John R. Hesselink, M E Healy |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Epidural Space medicine.medical_specialty Lipomatosis Cushing syndrome Spinal cord compression medicine Humans Spinal canal Cushing Syndrome Spinal Neoplasms medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Mediastinum Magnetic resonance imaging medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Epidural space medicine.anatomical_structure Abdomen Female Surgery Neurology (clinical) Radiology business Spinal Cord Compression |
| Zdroj: | Neurosurgery. 21:414-415 |
| ISSN: | 1524-4040 0148-396X |
| DOI: | 10.1227/00006123-198709000-00026 |
| Popis: | In patients with Cushing's syndrome or morbid obesity, excessive accumulation of fat in the hips, upper back, abdomen, and mediastinum is well known (1, 3, 7). Excessive deposition of fat in the epidural space is less common, but must be recognized as a potential cause of neurological deficit (1-8). We report a patient with iatrogenic Cushing's syndrome, in whom magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) established the specific diagnosis of spinal cord compression secondary to excess epidural fat. |
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