Natural History Spinal Lipomas
Subspecialty: Spinal dysraphism
Type: Clinical Summary
Spinal lipomas of the conus (also called lumbosacral lipomas or lipomyelomeningoceles) are congenital malformations in which adipose tissue is intimately associated with the terminal cord, conus and/or cauda equina, producing a spectrum of anatomical subtypes and a variable risk of progressive neurological, urological and orthopedic deterioration. This review-summary synthesises published prospective and retrospective natural-history series and comparative surgical series to define the expected course of asymptomatic patients, the radiological and clinical predictors of deterioration, surveill…
Source Papers
- The natural history and management of patients with congenital deficits associated with lumbosacral lipomas. (2016)
- Commentary to the article: asymptomatic lumbosacral lipomas--a natural history study, by Wykes V, Desai D, and Thompson DNP. (2012)
- Asymptomatic lumbosacral lipomas--a natural history study. (2012)
- Conservative Management of Asymptomatic Spinal Lipomas of the Conus. (2004)