Bishnoi Ishu, Singh Pardaman, Duggal Geetika, Sorout Sunil
Department of Neurosurgery, Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha, Haryana, India.
Department of Radiology, Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha, Haryana, India.
J Pediatr Neurosci. 2020 Apr-Jun;15(2):145-149. doi: 10.4103/jpn.JPN_134_19. Epub 2020 Jun 27.
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.
A 14-month-old baby girl was brought with complaints of torticollis toward right side, left upper limb monoplegia, and swallowing difficulty for 6 months. Magnetic resonance imaging brain and spine confirmed the diagnosis of cervicothoracic intramedullary lipoma extending till pontomedullary junction, invading subcutaneous fat. She underwent partial resection of lesion along with decompression. The recovery was good.
Such lipoma needs extensive pre-, intra-, and postoperative planning. The goal should be decompression, rather than excision. Outcome is good with partial resection.
髓内脂肪瘤很罕见,占脊髓肿瘤的1%。关于脊髓脂肪瘤延伸至脑部的病例报告不足25例。由于文献资料匮乏,其病因和治疗方法尚未完全明确。
一名14个月大的女婴因右侧斜颈、左上肢单瘫和吞咽困难6个月前来就诊。脑部和脊柱磁共振成像确诊为颈胸段髓内脂肪瘤,延伸至脑桥延髓交界处,侵犯皮下脂肪。她接受了病变部分切除及减压手术。恢复情况良好。
此类脂肪瘤需要在术前、术中和术后进行全面规划。治疗目标应为减压,而非切除。部分切除的效果良好。