Lumbar cystic epidural lipomatosis with mass effect. Report of an unusual case
Fabio Roberti1, Julie Bell2, Katie Arsenault3
1Section of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, Vero Beach, FL, United States; Dept. of Neurosurgery, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States.
Abstract:
We present a rare case of symptomatic cystic lumbar spinal epidural lipomatosis that required surgical treatment via a minimally invasive tubular laminectomy. To our knowledge this is the first pathology confirmed report of compressive cystic lumbar spinal epidural lipomatosis available in literature.
