Extradural spinal angiolipoma with secretory activity. An ultrastructural, clinico-pathological study
The light and ultrastructural analyses of an extradural intraspinal angiolipoma causing symptoms of spinal cord compression, are reported. The tumour showed morphological evidence of an endocrine-like secretory activity of fat cells, with an apparent mechanism of secretory function that has not prev...
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Published in | Virchows Archiv. A, Pathological anatomy and histopathology Vol. 406; no. 2; p. 253 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Germany
1985
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Summary: | The light and ultrastructural analyses of an extradural intraspinal angiolipoma causing symptoms of spinal cord compression, are reported. The tumour showed morphological evidence of an endocrine-like secretory activity of fat cells, with an apparent mechanism of secretory function that has not previously been described for angiolipomas. The secretory granules, containing a lipid-like material, were covered with a continuous basement membrane originating from the basement membrane of the adipocyte. |
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ISSN: | 0174-7398 |
DOI: | 10.1007/BF00737090 |