- Case Report
- Adrenal Cortical Adenoma Associated with Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis and Paraplegia.
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Il Whan Kim, Chul Hoe Koo, Jae Sun Park, Sung Uhn Baek, Sung Do Lee, Kyu Ho Lee, Jae Do Kim, Bang Hur, In Sun Jun
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1986;29(7):784-790. Published online July 31, 1986
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A 14 year old girl was admitted because of severe obesity, respiratory difficulty and
weakness of legs with edema. Diagnosis of Cushing* s syndrome by left adrenal adenoma was
made by hormonal assay, abdominal C-T and surgery.
1 week after adrenalectomy, she developed paraplegia which was caused by massive
deposition of fat in the spinal epidural space and compression of thoracic spinal cord.
She was... |
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