title: Epidural neural fibrolipoma of the thoracic vertebral canal.
abstract: Neural fibrolipoma is a benign tumor that most frequently infiltrates the median nerve. The authors describe a patient with spinal cord compression syndrome caused by a neural fibrolipoma. The tumor originated in the thoracic nerve at the T6-7 extradural level in the left conjugate foramen and extended into the thoracic cavity. Total removal was achieved by a combined posterior and costotransversectomy approach. Postoperatively, the patient's spinal cord compression syndrome resolved. No tumor recurrence has been observed in medium-term follow-up. This is the second case of an extradural spinal neural fibrolipoma to be reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, "Sapienza", University of Rome, Italy. missorp@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Missori
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pandolfi
authors.forename: Manila
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antonelli
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Domenicucci
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery