title: Four cases of spinal epidural angiolipoma.
abstract: Spinal angiolipomas are uncommon benign tumours composed of mature fatty tissue and abnormal vascular elements, most commonly found within the posterior spinal epidural space. Most tumours are located within the mid-thoracic spine; in contrast thoracolumbar junction and purely lumbar angiolipomas are rare. We report a case series of four spinal angiolipomas, including a thoracolumbar junction and a purely lumbar tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, Parkville, VIC 3050, Australia. Electronic address: Kenneth.Sim@mh.org.au.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Alpha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsui
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Iddo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Paldor
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kaye
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, Parkville, VIC 3050, Australia.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gaillard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
keywords: MRI spine; Spinal cord compression; Spinal epidural angiolipoma