title: Extradural spinal angiolipoma: report of a case studied with MRI.
abstract: The current report describes a case of extradural angiolipoma with spinal cord compression that was studied by magnetic resonance imaging. In considering the strategy for the surgical management, it is desirable to determine the histologic type of spinal cord tumors before the operation. The literature of spinal angiolipoma is reviewed, and the possibility of using magnetic resonance imaging to define the histologic type of spinal cord tumors before operation is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Prefectural Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fuji
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kotoh
mesh_terms: D004388:Dura Mater; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*