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Soft Tissue Tumors

Lumbosacral lipoma

Author: Nat Pernick, M.D., PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.

Reviewer: David Lucas, M.D., University of Michigan Health Systems (January 2009)

Revised: 14 June 2009, last major update June 2009

Definition

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● Diffuse overgrowth of mature fat overlying lumbosacral spine

Terminology

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● Not a WHO diagnosis

Epidemiology

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● Infants and children (incidence of 4-8 per 100K population), peaks at ages 0-2 and 7-8 years

● Associated with spina bifida or laminar defect

● Usually connected to spinal cord or cauda equina through defect

Micro description

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● May contain numerous vessels or smooth muscle cells

Additional references

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● Childs Nerv Syst 2002;18:326

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