What is it about?
This paper proposed new classification of the spinal lipoma based on the embryonal development of the spinal cord.
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Why is it important?
Previous classification mainly was made mainly based on the MRI findings. The proposed one is based on the developmental stage of the spinal cord. Thus, it matches better with clinical findings and surgical difficulties.
Perspectives
The new classification system is more reasonable than the previous ones since it is based on the embryonal stage. Understanding clinical features of spinal lipomas would be enhanced more with the use of this systematic classification.
Professor Nobuhito Morota
Kitasato University School of Medicine
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This page is a summary of: New classification of spinal lipomas based on embryonic stage, Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2017, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG),
DOI: 10.3171/2016.10.peds16247.
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