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Ⅰ.はじめに
脊髄脂肪腫は,全脊髄腫瘍の1%未満と比較的稀な腫瘍である3).その多くは脊椎癒合不全に合併するが,脊椎癒合不全を伴わない孤発例も存在する.孤発性脊髄脂肪腫は,軟膜下脂肪腫が多く,硬膜内外に及ぶいわゆるdumbbell型となることは極めて稀である.今回われわれは,dumbbell型を呈した孤発性胸髄脂肪腫の1例を経験したので,その手術法を含め報告する.
Spinal lipomas are rare, accounting for less than 1% of all spinal tumors. Most are associated with spinal dysraphism. Spinal lipomas without spinal dysraphism are uncommon;they are typically subpial tumors. Some tumors are located both inside and outside the dura mater(so-called “dumbbell-type”). Herein, we report a patient with a dumbbell-type thoracic spinal lipoma.
A man in his 50’s complained of progressive gait disturbance, dysesthesia in his left leg, and hyperesthesia in his right leg. His symptoms were worsened by exercise. CT and MRI revealed a thoracic spinal lipoma extending from the spinal cord to the intervertebral foramen at the Th6-8 level. He underwent partial tumor removal and untethering. Postoperatively he reported gradual symptom abatement.
Dumbbell-type spinal lipomas are very rare. Besides partial removal of the tumor, untethering should be considered when symptoms are associated with tethering of the spinal cord.
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