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01-01-2007 | Case Report

Unusual MR presentation of occult spinal dysraphism with lumbosacral lipoma and dermoid cyst

Authors: Yasushi Miyagi, Takato Morioka, Fumiaki Yoshida, Kimiaki Hashiguchi, Daisuke Inoue, Masahiro Mizoguchi, Tadahisa Shono, Shinji Nagata, Tomio Sasaki

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 1/2007

Abstract

Case report

We describe a case with tethered cord syndrome due to the association of intradural lipoma and a dermoid cyst at the filum terminale that had an unusual magnetic resonance (MR) appearance.

Discussion

Although both pathologies usually demonstrate a similar intensity on MR images, the involvement of a capsule filled with hair in the dermoid cyst, which presented hypointensity, may be a clue to be differentiated from lipoma on preoperative MR images.

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Title: Unusual MR presentation of occult spinal dysraphism with lumbosacral lipoma and dermoid cyst
Authors: Yasushi Miyagi
Takato Morioka
Fumiaki Yoshida
Kimiaki Hashiguchi
Daisuke Inoue
Masahiro Mizoguchi
Tadahisa Shono
Shinji Nagata
Tomio Sasaki
Publication date: 01-01-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Child's Nervous System / Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-006-0165-9

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Unusual MR presentation of occult spinal dysraphism with lumbosacral lipoma and dermoid cyst

Abstract

Case report

Discussion

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Case report

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