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Regarding back pain
My sister has filum terminale lipoma measuring 5.5*1.5 cm in spine .What treatment she required for ths problem?
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She may require surgery, need to see scans and can become alright
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Dr. Akhil Sunil
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9 yrs exp
Kollam
depending of the symptoms and age of the patient, surgery id the only treatment.
it can cause tethering of the cord which will end up.in having weakness of lowerlimbs.
need mri films for a better picture and the current clinical.conidtion.of.the patient
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