LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF TOTAL AND NEAR-TOTAL RESECTION OF SPINAL CORD LIPOMAS AND RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE NEURAL PLACODE

Abstract

Total/near-total resection of spinal cord lipomas and complete reconstruction of the neural placode can be achieved with low surgical morbidity and a high yield of agreeable postoperative cord-sac relationship. Some large rambling transitional lipomas and most chaotic lipomas are the most difficult lesions to resect and tend to have less favorable results on postresection magnetic resonance imaging.