CASE REPORT: NONDYSRAPHIC THORACIC INTRADURAL INTRAMEDULLARY LIPOMA IN A 35-YEAR-OLD FEMALE
- MCH Resident, Department of Neurosurgery JLN Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
- Professor & Head of Department, Department of Neurosurgery JLN Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
- Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery JLN Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
- MCh Resident, Department of Neurosurgery JLN Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
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Background: Nondysraphic intramedullary lipomas (NILs) are exceptionally rare,representing a minute fraction of primary spinal cord lesions that occur within an intact spinal column, often clinically mimicking more common myelopathies. Case Description: We present the case of a 35- year old patient exhibit ing subacute neurological decline. Diagnostic imaging confirmed a fatty intramedullary mass. Management involved microsurgical decompression and subtotal resection, prioritizing the preservation of neural integrity over radical excision.
Kushal Goya (2025); CASE REPORT: NONDYSRAPHIC THORACIC INTRADURAL INTRAMEDULLARY LIPOMA IN A 35-YEAR-OLD FEMALE, Jana Nexus: Journal of Health and Medicine, 1 (10), 19-23, ISSN (O) 3107-7889. DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/JNHM01/133
MCH Resident, Department of Neurosurgery JLN Medical College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.
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