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Spinal angiolipomas revisited: two case reports
A Trabulo1, L Cerqueira, J Monteiro
1Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, Lisboa, Portugal.
Acta Neurochirurgica
|January 1, 1996
Summary
Spinal angiolipomas, though rare, present similarly regardless of bone involvement. Complete surgical removal is more common in non-infiltrating types, but outcomes remain favorable for both infiltrating and non-infiltrating spinal angiolipomas.
Area of Science:
- Neurosurgery
- Oncology
- Spinal Surgery
Background:
- Spinal angiolipomas are rare tumors with approximately 60 cases reported.
- Extradural tumors are more common than intradural ones.
- A distinction exists between infiltrating (with bone involvement) and non-infiltrating spinal angiolipomas.