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They feature mature adipocytes and vascular proliferation, show heterogeneous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enhancement, and may mimic posttraumatic or degenerative myelopathy, particularly in patients with prior spinal cord injury.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case description<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 56-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of progressive numbness and weakness in both lower limbs. He had sustained a cervical spinal cord injury 5\u202fyears earlier and remained ambulatory with a walker after cervical laminoplasty. At initial evaluation, neurological examination demonstrated symmetric lower-extremity weakness, a sensory level below T12, hyperreflexia in both legs, and preserved bladder and bowel function. Cervical MRI showed chronic postoperative change at C5-6 without a new compressive lesion, and the symptoms were initially attributed to sequelae of the prior cervical injury. During 1\u202fmonth of observation, the patient developed worsening paraparesis and progressive sensory deficit. Whole-spine MRI then revealed a posterior epidural mass at T11-12 causing marked cord compression and extending into the right neural foramen. The lesion showed high signal intensity on T1- and T2-weighted images with heterogeneous contrast enhancement, favoring a vascularized fat-containing tumor. The patient underwent T11-12 laminectomy and gross total resection. Histopathological examination confirmed epidural angiolipoma composed of mature adipocytes and proliferating vascular channels. Postoperatively, neurological symptoms improved without complication, and the patient remained improved at 1-month follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Spinal epidural angiolipoma should be considered in patients with prior spinal cord injury who present with new-onset myelopathy. Whole-spine MRI screening is critical for preventing diagnostic delays and facilitating favorable surgical outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2026.1837857","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,17]],"date-time":"2026-07-17T11:10:12Z","timestamp":1784286612000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Paraplegia caused by a thoracic angiolipoma obscured by cord injury: a case report"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Tae Hoon","family":"Yang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University","place":["Seoul, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"In-Suk","family":"Bae","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University","place":["Seoul, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hee In","family":"Kang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University","place":["Seoul, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jae Hoon","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University","place":["Seoul, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cheolsu","family":"Jwa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University","place":["Seoul, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eun Kyung","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University","place":["Seoul, Republic of Korea"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"725","DOI":"10.1007\/s00381-002-0653-5","article-title":"Spinal extradural angiolipoma, with a literature review","volume":"18","author":"Gelabert-Gonz\u00e1lez","year":"2002","journal-title":"Childs Nerv Syst"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"324","DOI":"10.1007\/s00586-008-0858-8","article-title":"Spinal extradural angiolipoma: report of two cases and review of the literature","volume":"18","author":"Gelabert-Gonz\u00e1lez","year":"2009","journal-title":"Eur Spine J"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"280","DOI":"10.3171\/jns.1993.78.2.0280","article-title":"Spinal angiolipomas. 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