%0 Journal Article
%T Symptomatic spinal epidural lipomatosis after combined hormonal and steroidal palliative therapy of prostate cancer
%J -
%D 2018
%R https://doi.org/10.1038/s41394-018-0107-2
%X Spinal epidural lipomatosis (SLE) is an abnormal accumulation of unencapsulated fat. The association of chronic steroid therapy is described as well as obesity and Cushing¡¯s syndrome. SLE has a range of neurological presentations such as back pain, myelopathy, and cauda equina syndrome. Surgical decompression is known to improve symptomatic cases and prevent further deterioration
%U https://www.nature.com/articles/s41394-018-0107-2