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(a and b) preoperative T1-weighted MRI showing a hyperintense intramedullary mass extending from C5 to D2 with compression and dislocation of the spinal cord. (c and d) 4-year postoperative T1-weighted MRI showing the decompression of the spinal cord and a residual of the tumor where it was most adherent to the nervous tissue
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T2 (6.2 x 1.3 cm), causing a severe cord compression without spinal dysraphism [Figure 1]. The lesion was hyperintense on T1 and hypointense on T2 images; these findings were consistent with a lipoma. Four years later, MR showed only a mild growth of the residual tumor [Figure 1], and the patient's condition remained stable.