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Spinal cavernous extradural angiolipoma manifesting as a spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in a child

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Introduction

Angiolipomas are benign tumors usually manifested as subcutaneous nodules. Rarely they may form spinal extradural masses. These spinal cavernous angiolipomas have mostly been described in adults.

Diagnosis

To our knowledge, spinal cavernous angiolipomas have been reported in nine pediatric patients.

Clinical presentation

In this paper, we present a 1-year-old child presenting with a spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma from a spinal cavernous angiolipoma and highlight the importance of conducting a histopathological analysis of spontaneous hematomas in previously healthy children.

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  1. Section for Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden

    Ulrika Sandvik, Emma Svensdotter & Bengt Gustavsson

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Sandvik, U., Svensdotter, E. & Gustavsson, B. Spinal cavernous extradural angiolipoma manifesting as a spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in a child. Childs Nerv Syst 31, 1223–1226 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-015-2760-0

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