Four cases of spinal epidural angiolipoma

Kenneth Sim; Alpha Tsui; Iddo Paldor; Andrew H Kaye; Frank Gaillard

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2015.08.028

Four cases of spinal epidural angiolipoma

J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Mar:25:134-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.08.028. Epub 2015 Nov 19.

Authors

Kenneth Sim¹, Alpha Tsui², Iddo Paldor³, Andrew H Kaye³, Frank Gaillard⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, Parkville, VIC 3050, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Pathology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁴ Department of Radiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, Parkville, VIC 3050, Australia.

PMID: 26778809
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.08.028

Abstract

Spinal angiolipomas are uncommon benign tumours composed of mature fatty tissue and abnormal vascular elements, most commonly found within the posterior spinal epidural space. Most tumours are located within the mid-thoracic spine; in contrast thoracolumbar junction and purely lumbar angiolipomas are rare. We report a case series of four spinal angiolipomas, including a thoracolumbar junction and a purely lumbar tumour.

Keywords: MRI spine; Spinal cord compression; Spinal epidural angiolipoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Angiolipoma / pathology*
Epidural Space / pathology*
Female
Humans
Lumbosacral Region
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Spinal Neoplasms / pathology*
Thoracic Vertebrae