A threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
1Intraoperatively, we found and dissected two nerve roots from the filum terminale which extended into the mass.
2Latin filum, French file = a row.
3We excluded infants if they only had one US examination, or if they had lesions other than filum terminale lipoma.
4A linear mixed model was used to assess differences in the growth pattern of filum terminale thickness by age and group.
5Infants with filum terminale lipoma on magnetic resonance imaging were included in the lipoma group and the others in the control group.
6Conclusion: Screening spinal cord US could effectively diagnose filum terminale lipoma in 4- to 6-month-old infants with a cutoff thickness of 1.1 mm.