title: Spinal angiolipoma--case report.
abstract: A 69-year-old male presented with a rare spinal angiolipoma manifesting as history of back pain, and numbness in both lower limbs, which progressed over a period of 5 years. Total T10-T12 laminectomy was performed and the tumor was removed en bloc. The symptoms gradually improved postoperatively. Spinal angiolipoma is an uncommon benign extradural tumor of spine, which accounts for 0.14-1.2% of all spinal tumors and is a rare cause of spinal cord compression. Recognition of this entity is crucial as a benign and curable cause of paraplegia and back pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, ROK.
authors.forename: Silky
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chotai
authors.forename: Jun Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.forename: Hong Joo
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Taek-Hyun
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Youn Kwan
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Joo Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome