Imaging diagnosis of a lipoma of the filum terminal. About a case.

Abstract

This article details the clinical case of a 24-month-old patient who is referred to the imaging area of the Dr. Julio Villacreses Colmont Hospital, in the city of Portoviejo, for presenting a palpable mass located posteriorly, superior to the intergluteal line. A lumbar spinal lipoma anchored spinal cord syndrome, spina bifida, and occult spinal dysraphism were obtained as a diagnostic impression after lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging.