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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2001;30(6): 795-799. |
| Idiopathic Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis. |
| Young Min Han, Myung Soo Ahn |
| Department of Neurosurgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Spinal epidural lipomatosis, which causes symptomatic compression of neural elements, is a relatively uncommon disease. Although it has been reported frequently in association with the administration of exogenous steroids, a few cases of epidural lipomatosis with no association to exogenous steroids, have been reported. Idiopathic spinal epidural lipomatosis may be a separate disease from that induced by steroid. Here, the authors present two cases of symptomatic epidural lipomatosis with no history of steroid-dependent diseases and review the relevant literature. |
| Key Words:
Lipomatosis; Epidural compression |
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