Figure 22a. Lipoma and fatty infiltration of muscles. Axial (a) and sagittal (b) T1-weighted MR images of the thoracic spine in a 6
-year-old female patient show a large lipomatous mass, posterior to the paraspinal muscle fascia, that extends from T6 to L5 (*), as well as asymmetric fatty infiltration and atrophy of the paraspinal muscles, right more than left (arrowheads in a), and increased fat in the spinal canal (arrow).