Intraspinal Osteolipoma: A Rare Case

Abstract

Osteolipomas have been described as the presence of metaplastic bone within lipoma. They have been rarely described in spine, with the incidence of <1% and generally present with symptoms of compressive myelopathy. We report a case of a 67-year-old female with chronic backache and pain radiating to bilateral lower limbs (L>R). On imaging, she was diagnosed to have an extradural fat-containing osseous lesion in lumbar spine causing compression of traversing and exiting nerve roots resulting in clinical symptoms.