title: Spinal angiolipoma: case report and literature review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Spinal angiolipoma (SAL) is an uncommon clinico-pathological entity.
  
  
  METHODS
  Single case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An obese woman with a 1-year history of progressive spastic paraparesis and acute deterioration underwent magnetic resonance imaging of the thoracic spine, the results of which suggested a tumor compressing the thoracic spinal cord. The histopathological examination of the completely resected tumor revealed an epidural angiolipoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case report offers a reminder that SAL should be considered in the differential diagnosis of long-standing, slowly progressive paraparesis. It remains unclear whether an increased body mass index might be a contributing factor to the development of SAL.
authors.affiliation: Departament of Neurology, University of California-Irvine, Orange, California 92868, USA. mhungs@uci.edu
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hungs
authors.forename: Laura S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Paré
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
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