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Unusual origin of free subarachnoid fat drops: a ruptured spinal dermoid tumour

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A case of intramedullary spinal dermoid of the lower spinal cord is reported, with free fat droplets in the intracranial subarachnoid space, and MRI-proven leakage of fatty material via the widened central canal of the spinal cord.

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  1. Neuroradiology Department, Institute of Neurology, Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary

    P. Barsi & J. Kenéz

  2. Central Radiological Diagnostics, Institute for Vascular Surgery, Budapest, Hungary

    G. Várallyay

  3. Institute of Neurology, Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary

    L. Gergely

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Barsi, P., Kenéz, J., Várallyay, G. et al. Unusual origin of free subarachnoid fat drops: a ruptured spinal dermoid tumour. Neuroradiology 34, 343–344 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588199

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