Spinal Cord Intramedullary Angiolipoma: Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract

The spinal intramedullary angiolipoma is extremely rare when compared to other intramedullary spinal tumors. The spinal intramedullary or extramedullary angiolipoma are conventionally divided into non-infiltrating and infiltrating subtype. The authors reported a case of intramedullary spinal cord angiolipoma in adult patient that presented with significant diagnostic challenges to pathologists because of its rarity. The clinical presentation, neurodiagnostic studies, surgical management, and histopathological findings of biopsy are documented in the present report.