Korean J Radiol.  2000 Dec;1(4):212-214. 10.3348/kjr.2000.1.4.212.

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

• Choi JY
• Goo JM
• Chung MJ
• Kim HC
• Im JG

• KMID: 1378947
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2000.1.4.212

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.

Keyword

Mediastinum, CT; Mediastinum, neoplasms

MeSH Terms

Aged
Angiolipoma/pathology/*radiography
Case Report
Female
Human
Mediastinal Neoplasms/pathology/*radiography
Spinal Canal/*pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Figure

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  Fig. 1 A 67-year-old woman with angiolipoma of the posterior mediastinum. A. Chest radiograph demonstrates a right paravertebral bulging mass (arrows). B. Unenhanced CT scan shows a lobulated right paravertebral mass (short arrows) with focal area (long slender arrow) of low attenuation (-31H). C. Contrast-enhanced CT scan obtained at the same level as in B depicts an elongated highly enhanced (105-160 H) mass (short arrows) extending into the spinal canal (arrowheads). Due to the greater proportion of fatty tissue it contains, the focal area of low attenuation observed on noncontrast CT scan shows a mild degree of enhancement (long slender arrow). D. Photograph of resected specimen shows a hypervascular lobulated mass with areas of yellowish fatty tissue (arrows). E. Photomicrograph shows a combination of mature adipose tissue and multiple small blood vessels (H & E).

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