Epidural spinal angiolipoma: a case series.
BACKGROUND
Spinal angiolipomas (SAL) are rare benign tumors, commonly presenting with slow progressive spinal cord compression. There are only about 170 cases identified so far. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the modality of choice for SAL. The purpose of this article is to report three cases of SAL and their characteristic MRI features.


METHODS
Three cases of epidual spinal angiolipoma from ethnic Han Chinese patients are presented here, including one lumbar and two thoracic tumors. MRI imaging findings were reviewed.


CONCLUSIONS
Multiple MRI technology for characterization of SAL provides useful information for differential diagnosis and therapeutic management.
Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jian She E Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
Fei Fei
FF
Wang
Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jian She E Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
Song
S
Wang
Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jian She E Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
Wen Hua
WH
Xue
Department of MRI, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Jian She E Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, China. jingliang.cheng2016@gmail.com.
Jing Liang
JL
Cheng
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
Diffusion weight imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal angiolipomas