title: [Thoracic epidural angiolipoma. Report of a case].
abstract: Angiolipomas of the spine are rare (40 cases in the literature). When they are intraspinal, these masses are epidural in more than 90% of the cases. Angiolipomas are benign tumors containing vascular and mature adipose elements. The clinical symptomatology is non specific, but computed tomography and mostly MRI provide a precise diagnosis. With one additional case and a review of the literature, we define the main characteristics of these tumors.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Brasil.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Balbo
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Melro
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Iafigliola
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Valvassore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004824:Epidural Space; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery