Spinal epidural angiolipoma: A rare cause of spinal cord compression
Rajesh K Ghanta1, Kalyan Koti, Srinivas Dandamudi
1Department of Neurosurgery, Suraksha Hospital, Vijayawada, India.
Abstract:
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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