title: MRI in the diagnosis of spinal extradural angiolipoma.
abstract: We report the case of a 68-year-old woman with a 1-year history of progressive spastic paraparesis, due to an extradural angiolipoma of the mid-thoracic spine. The MRI appearance of the angiolipoma is reported here for the first time. This appearance is characteristic, allows preoperative diagnosis and assists planning of the surgical approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stranjalis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jamjoom
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Torrens
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009192:Myelography; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery