RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Management of infiltrating spinal epidural angiolipoma
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 159
OP 163
DO 10.17712/nsj.2015.2.20140463
VO 20
IS 2
A1 Mustafa M. Nadi
A1 Arwa M. Nadi
A1 Mohammad Y. Zabara
A1 Tahani M. Ahmad
YR 2015
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/20/2/159.abstract
AB Angiolipomas of the spine are rare benign tumors commonly presenting with compressive myelopathy. The present report describes a case of spinal angiolipoma with thoracic mediastinal extension in a 50-year-old woman. She presented with a long-standing history of mid-back pain with progressive lower extremities weakness. An MRI showed a heterogeneously enhancing mass located in the posterior epidural space of the thoracic spine with mediastinal extension. Histopathological examination demonstrated features consistent with spinal angiolipoma. This report emphasizes the diagnosis and therapeutic management options of infiltrating spinal angiolipomas.