Intradural spinal lipoma occurs in less than 1% of all spinal cord tumors. It has been described at every level of the spinal canal, although its most common location is the cervicothoracic and thoracic region. However, lipoma located in the high cervical region is very unusual. We described two cases, a teenager and an adult, with progressive neurologic dificit from such a lipomatous tumor, which were evaluated by CT scanning and MR imaging.