Spinal angiolipoma mimicking a schwannoma: A case report.

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Spinal angiolipoma mimicking a schwannoma: A case report.

Surg Neurol Int. 2018;9:79

Authors: Wani AA, Sarmast AH, Ramzan AU, Khan AQ, Chhibber SS, Malik NK, Shaheen F

Abstract
Background: Angiolipomas rarely involve the spinal canal/foramina, and may prove difficult to differentiate from schwannomas.
Case Description: Here we report a patient who presented with a spinal angiolipoma contributing to spinal cord and neural foraminal compression that was difficult to differentiate from a schwannoma.
Conclusion: Spinal angiolipomas rarely involve the spinal canal/foramina. Utilizing neurodiagnostic studies with pathological confirmation, these lesions may be differentiated from schwannomas.

PMID: 29721357 [PubMed]

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