title: [Spinal angiolipoma: case report].
abstract: Spinal extradural angiolipomas are rare benign tumours, accounting for only 0.14-1.2% of all spinal neoplasms. They are usually localized within the thoracic extradural space of the spinal canal and their common clinical presentation is myelopathy, mainly in the way of a slowly progressive paraparesis and sometimes in an acute form. We report the case of a 85 year old man who complained of bilateral lower limb weakness with sphincter disturbance of acute instauration. The MRI showed a posterior extradural lesion at L1-L2 level that compressed conus medularis and cauda equina. He underwent urgent surgical treatment and we achieved total resection of the lesion via a L1-L2 laminectomy. The pathological examination confirmed the tumour as an angiolipoma.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Angiolipoma espinal: presentación de un caso.