[Mediastinal dumbbell angiolipoma].
Dumbbell tumors are extremely rare. Most are neurogenic in origin. Growth is both inside and outside the spinal canal, and symptoms debut with medullary or spinal compression. References to non-neurogenic dumbbell tumors are uncommon. This report describes the case of a 56 year-old woman with a dumbbell angiolipoma having mediastinal and spinal cord portions. The tumor was successfully resected using a two-stage procedure. First, the spinal portion was resected using a posterior neurosurgical approach, with improvement of symptoms. Then, the mediastinal portion was removed thoracoscopically.
Gámez García
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Servicio de Cirugía Torácica y Cardiovascular. Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro. Madrid. España.
de Pablo Gafas
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Salas Antón
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Santolaya Cohen
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Madrigal Royo
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Varela de Ugarte
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D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome