Thoracic Spinal Angiolipomas: A Systematic Review.
Giuseppe Emmanuele Emmanuele UmanaMassimiliano VisocchiElena RocaMaurizio PassanisiMarco FriciaMaria Grazia TranchinaSantino Ottavio TomasiGiovanni Federico NicolettiSalvatore CiceroGianluca ScaliaPublished in: Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery (2021)
SAs are rare, benign tumors with a great vascular component that presents a favorable outcome. GTR is the gold standard treatment and usually an adjuvant therapy is not required. Even infiltrative lesions, which are more complex, can be treated successfully with a good prognosis. Dumbbell-shaped SAs must be differentiated from schwannomas and meningiomas, and require different surgical techniques, given the profuse bleeding associated with the attempt of debulking. En block resection is the key to treat these common benign tumors with acceptable blood loss.