Spinal epidural angiolipoma: A rare cause of spinal cord compression
Spinal epidural angiolipomas are rare, benign tumors composed of mature lipocytes admixed with abnormal blood vessels. Only 128 cases of spinal epidural angiolipomas have been reported in literature till now. Spinal angiolipomas are predominantly located in the mid-thoracic region. We report a case...
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doaj-1ff4fa64142d4953896f86406f648ed82021-04-02T13:36:16ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice0976-31470976-31552012-09-01030334134310.4103/0976-3147.102617Spinal epidural angiolipoma: A rare cause of spinal cord compressionRajesh K Ghanta0Kalyan Koti1Srinivas Dandamudi2Department of Neurosurgery, Suraksha Hospital, Vijayawada, IndiaDepartments of Pathology, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaDepartments of Radiology, NRI Academy of Sciences, Chinakakani, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaSpinal epidural angiolipomas are rare, benign tumors composed of mature lipocytes admixed with abnormal blood vessels. Only 128 cases of spinal epidural angiolipomas have been reported in literature till now. Spinal angiolipomas are predominantly located in the mid-thoracic region. We report a case of dorsal epidural angiolipoma in a 56-year-old male who presented with paraparesis and was diagnosed to have D4-5 epidural angiolipoma. Total surgical excision of the epidural angiolipoma was done and his paraparesis gradually improved.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-3147.102617angiolipomaspinal epidural tumorspinal tumor |
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Rajesh K Ghanta Kalyan Koti Srinivas Dandamudi Spinal epidural angiolipoma: A rare cause of spinal cord compression Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice angiolipoma spinal epidural tumor spinal tumor |
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Spinal epidural angiolipoma: A rare cause of spinal cord compression |
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Spinal epidural angiolipoma: A rare cause of spinal cord compression |
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Spinal epidural angiolipoma: A rare cause of spinal cord compression |
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Spinal epidural angiolipoma: A rare cause of spinal cord compression |
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Spinal epidural angiolipoma: A rare cause of spinal cord compression |
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spinal epidural angiolipoma: a rare cause of spinal cord compression |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. |
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Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice |
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0976-3147 0976-3155 |
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2012-09-01 |
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Spinal epidural angiolipomas are rare, benign tumors composed of mature lipocytes admixed with abnormal blood vessels. Only 128 cases of spinal epidural angiolipomas have been reported in literature till now. Spinal angiolipomas are predominantly located in the mid-thoracic region. We report a case of dorsal epidural angiolipoma in a 56-year-old male who presented with paraparesis and was diagnosed to have D4-5 epidural angiolipoma. Total surgical excision of the epidural angiolipoma was done and his paraparesis gradually improved. |
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angiolipoma spinal epidural tumor spinal tumor |
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