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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Veröffentlicht in:International medical journal Malaysia 2014-06, Vol.13 (1)
Hauptverfasser: A, Saufi, KH, Chan, Z, Zamzuri, AR, Ralib, AR, Azlina
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1823-4631
1823-4631
DOI:10.31436/imjm.v13i1.497