Lipomatous Filum terminale
Fat in the filum terminale is not an infrequent occurence, seen in 4 - 6% of individuals , and is especially easily detected on MRI. It is usually an incidental finding of no clinical concern. There were no related symptoms and no evidence of tethering. The thickened fatty filum terminale seemed to be a developmental anomaly and without clinical significance.
Lipomatous Filum terminale
Reviewed by Sumer Sethi
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
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Reviewed by Sumer Sethi
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
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Sumer Sethi
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2 comments:
It is also called fatty filum terminale. Filum terminale lipoma is another entity where filum thickness exceeds 4 mm; below that it is called fatty filum.
2mm cut off sir....>2mm its lipoma...and there is association of fatty filum terminale and lipoma with tethered cord syndrome ...so its important to mention the thickness of filum and distance from conus tip....
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