Angiolipoma of the Posterior Mediastinum with Extension into the Spinal Canal: A Case Report.

Author: Ja Young CHOI ¹ ; Jin Mo GOO ; Myung Jin CHUNG ; Hyo Cheol KIM ; Jung Gi IM
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1. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Case Report ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Keywords: Mediastinum, CT; Mediastinum, neoplasms
MeSH: Aged; Angiolipoma/pathology/*radiography; Case Report; Female; Human; Mediastinal Neoplasms/pathology/*radiography; Spinal Canal/*pathology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2000;1(4):212-214
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Angiolipoma is a rare benign soft tissue tumor, an unusual variant of lipoma,consisting of fatty and vascular components and located in the subcutis, usually in the trunk and extremities. We report a case of posterior mediastinal angiolipo-ma extending into the spinal canal and showing both fat and angiomatous fea-tures on CT scan.