Hemorrhagic thoracic spinal epidural angiolipoma: a case report
Spinal epidural angiolipomas are rare benign tumors. The tumors contain both vascular and mature adipose components. Typically, they present with a progressive clinical course. Acute presentation is rare. We present a case of a fifteen-year-old girl who presented with a sudden onset of backpain foll...
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Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
2014
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/36818/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/36818/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/36818/1/IMJM_Vol_13_No_1_p73-76.pdf |
| Summary: | Spinal epidural angiolipomas are rare benign tumors. The tumors contain both vascular and mature adipose components. Typically, they present with a progressive clinical course. Acute presentation is rare. We present a case of a fifteen-year-old girl who presented with a sudden onset of backpain followed by paraparesis with bladder and bowel incontinence. Neurological examination showed sensory loss below T10 with Grade 2 motor power. Spinal MRI showed long segment extradural lesion at T6-T9 level. Multiple laminectomy and excision of the tumor containing areas of hemorrhage was performed. Histopathology report revealed angiolipoma.
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