title: Preoperative Embolization of a Posterior Mediastinal Lipid-Poor Angiolipoma Mimicking a Paravertebral Nerve Sheath Tumor.
abstract: Mediastinal angiolipomas are extremely rare tumors within the thorax, and only 6 cases have been previously reported in the literature. We describe the case of a lipid-poor angiolipoma within the posterior mediastinum of a 63-year-old man who complained of chest pain. Interestingly, initial imaging of the posterior mediastinal mass of our patient suggested a nerve sheath tumor. A specimen from a percutaneous transthoracic core needle biopsy confirmed an angiolipoma. We decided to preoperatively embolize the posterior mediastinal mass to reduce intraoperative bleeding and to facilitate the excision of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: luisgorospe@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gorospe
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Poza
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: María Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: González-Gordaliza
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cabañero-Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Gemma María
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Molina
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saldaña-Garrido
mesh_terms: D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011300:Preoperative Care