{"id":"af776593-1a72-473a-be29-8a1575a9e4a6","slug":"spinal-thoracic-extradural-angiolipoma-manifesting-as-acute-onset-of-paraparesis-case-report-and-review-of-literature","title":"Spinal thoracic extradural angiolipoma manifesting as acute onset of paraparesis: Case report and review of literature","authors":["Franz Jooji Onishi","Flavio Augusto Sekeff Salem","Diogo Luis de Melo Lins","Rafi Felicio Bauab Dauar","João Norberto Stavale"],"abstract":"Background: Angiolipomas are benign tumors most commonly found in the thoracic spine. They are composed of mature adipocytes and abnormal vascular elements that usually present with a slowly progressive course of neurological deterioration. Case Description: A 35-year-old female, with a prior history of back pain, acutely developed paraparesis. When the thoracic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a dorsal epidural mass at the T3-T5 level, she underwent a laminectomy for gross total excision of the lesion that proved to be an angiolipoma. On the second postoperative day, the patient was again able to ambulate. Conclusion: The angiolipomas of spine are rare causes of spinal cord compression, and those presenting with acute neurological deficits should be immediately treated.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/af776593-1a72-473a-be29-8a1575a9e4a6/featured/hero-1782420910695.png","publishDate":"2017-07-18T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.4103/sni.sni_467_16","categories":["Spine","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/api/articles/af776593-1a72-473a-be29-8a1575a9e4a6/pdf"}