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Symptomatic spinal epidural lipomatosis without exogenous steroid intake

Report of a case with magnetic resonance imaging

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Epidural lipomatosis may be unassociated with steroid use and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lumbar radiculopathy. This may cause widening of the spinal canal on plain film and complete block on myelography. CT or MRI is diagnostic.

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  1. Department of Radiology, St Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, USA

    B. T. Gero & K. Y. Chynn

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Gero, B.T., Chynn, K.Y. Symptomatic spinal epidural lipomatosis without exogenous steroid intake. Neuroradiology 31, 190–192 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00698854

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