Spinal angiolipoma--case report

Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2011;51(7):539-42. doi: 10.2176/nmc.51.539.

Abstract

A 69-year-old male presented with a rare spinal angiolipoma manifesting as history of back pain, and numbness in both lower limbs, which progressed over a period of 5 years. Total T10-T12 laminectomy was performed and the tumor was removed en bloc. The symptoms gradually improved postoperatively. Spinal angiolipoma is an uncommon benign extradural tumor of spine, which accounts for 0.14-1.2% of all spinal tumors and is a rare cause of spinal cord compression. Recognition of this entity is crucial as a benign and curable cause of paraplegia and back pain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiolipoma / diagnosis
  • Angiolipoma / physiopathology
  • Angiolipoma / surgery*
  • Decompression, Surgical / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Spinal Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome