title: Lumbar spinal epidural angiolipoma.
abstract: Spinal angiolipomas are rare benign tumours most commonly found in the thoracic spine. A case of an extradural lumbar angiolipoma in a 47-year-old female is described. She had a recent history of lower back pain accompanied by sciatica. Lumbar MRI revealed a dorsal epidural mass at the L2-L3 level. The patient underwent a bilateral laminectomy, in which the tumour was totally excised. The pathological examination indicated haemangiolipoma. Post-operatively, the patient's neurological signs and symptoms improved remarkably quickly. MRI at 6 and 18 months after surgery revealed no evidence of tumour recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ippokratio General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Kontantinoupoleos 49, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Kimon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nanassis
authors.forename: Parmenion
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tsitsopoulos
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marinopoulos
authors.forename: Apostolos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mintelis
authors.forename: Philippos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tsitsopoulos
mesh_terms: D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology