A challenging diagnosis of spinal epidural lipomatosis: A case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis (SEL) is a rare disorder of pathological overgrowth of the spinal epidural fat in the extradural space. The pathogenesis of SEL usually involves exogenous steroid use or endogenous steroids overproduction. However, idiopathic cases have been reported.

Clear cell sarcoma at D12-L1 paraspinal region: A reported case and review of the literature.

Background: Clear cell sarcoma is a very rare malignant tumor originating from neural crest cells, the tumor most commonly affects the lower limbs but there have been few cases reported to affect the trunk and para spinal area. Patients with Para spinal sarcoma have a variety of clinical presentations and a variable prognosis depending on several prognostic factors including tumor size.

Case Presentation: A 14-year-old male patient presented with paraplegia for one month duration and he was diagnosed later on to have a paraspinal clear cell sarcoma at D12-L1 level.