Filum terminale lipoma 2024-01-22T05:48:12Z Lipoma of filum terminale LFT Lipoma of the filum terminale Filum terminale lipomas (FTL) are occasionally associated with tethered cord syndrome, and some authors have advocated for prophylactic sectioning of the filum terminale when an FTL is identified. With the increasing use of MRI, FTLs have been identified more frequently in asymptomatic individuals. Fatty filum terminale Filum terminale lipomas (FTLs) are a type of lumbosacral lipoma in which the fat is entirely within the filum terminale and separate from the conus medullaris. Spinal lipoma