Ulrika Sandvik1, Emma Svensdotter, Bengt Gustavsson. 1. Section for Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden, ulrika.sandvik@ki.se.
Abstract
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.
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.