Lumbar spinal angiolipoma: case report and review of the literature

Konya, Deniz; Özgen, Serdar; Kurtkaya, Özlem; Pamir, Necmettin

doi:10.1007/s00586-005-1028-x

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“…MRI is the most valuable radiological technique for diagnosing spinal angiolipomas [38], which are typically hyperintenses on non-contrast T1-weighted images owing to their fatty content [95]. Provenzale and Mclendon [73] showed that large hypointense foci observed within spinal angiolipomas on non-contrast T1-weighted images are correlated with increased vascularity and most lesions enhance with gadolinium administration whereas T2-weighted imaging can be variable, but are usually hyperintense [52,63,71,90].…”

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Spinal extradural angiolipoma: report of two cases and review of the literature

2009

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Spinal angiolipomas are benign uncommon neoplasm composed of mature lipocytes admixed with abnormal blood vessels. They account for only 0.04-1.2% of all spinal tumors. We report two cases of lumbar extradural angiolipoma and review previously reported cases. We found 118 cases of spinal epidural angiolipoma (70 females and 48 males; age range 1.5-85 years, mean 44.03) spanning from 1890 to 2006. Prior to diagnosis 40.6% of the patients had weakness of the lower limbs. The interval between the initial symptoms and tumor diagnosis ranged from 1 day to 17 years (mean 20.2 months). Except for four cases diagnosed at autopsy, 109 patients underwent surgery and gross-total resection was performed in 79 cases (72.4%). Spinal angiolipomas are tumors containing angiomatous and lipomatous tissue, predominantly located in the mid-thoracic region. All angiolipomas show iso-or hyperintensity on T1-weighted images and hyperintensity on T2-weighted images and most lesions enhance with gadolinium administration. The treatment for spinal extradural angiolipomas is total surgical resection and no adjuvant therapy should be administered.

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Spinal extradural angiolipoma: report of two cases and review of the literature

2009

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“…They are generally subcutaneous and capsulated, about 50% patients feel painful on palpation, and seen in young adult males in their 2nd or 3rd decades of life [1,2,24] . They are also localized in neck [4,31] , maxillofacial region [32][33][34][35] and nonsubcutaneous tissues such as epidural [36] , spinal [37][38][39] , and suprasellar tissues [40] . Lipomas are seen more frequently, but angiolipomas are rare lesions [1,5] .…”

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Rectal angiolipoma: A case report and review of literature

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Kuran²,

Temuçin³

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“…7 However, for lumbar angiolipomas sciatica may be the prominent complaint, and clinical differentiation from disc prolapse is difficult. 2,6,11,12 Symptoms vary in duration from a few hours to several years, with a slowly progressive course. 5,7 Some cases with a fluctuating course have also been reported.…”

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“…[3][4][5][6] Angiolipomas are found predominantly in females, and the most common location is the epidural mid-thoracic area. 2,7 Here we report the case of an extradural non-infiltrative lumbar angiolipoma. The pathogenesis, clinical picture, imaging and management of this entity are also discussed.…”

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