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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 539-542 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Jul |
Keywords
- Angiolipoma
- Lipoma
- Thoracic Spine
- Tumor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology