Traumatic bleeding of spinal angiolipoma presenting with subacute paraparesis--a case report and histopathological aspects.
Spinal angiolipoma is a rare benign tumour. It usually presents as a slowly progressive compressive lesion. Bleeding in this tumour is extremely rare and is spontaneous and acute. This is the first reported case of post-traumatic bleeding from a spinal angiolipoma, who developed subacute progressive paraparesis. The pathological definition of this rare entity is not well established. Histologically it is distinct from cutaneous angiolipoma.
Sankaran
Vijay
V
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK. vijayneuro@gmail.com
Carey
Martyn
M
Shad
Amjad
A
D000368:Aged; D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome