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 inVirchows Archiv. A, Pathological anatomy and histopathology Vol. 406; no. 2; p. 253
Main Authors Bardosi, A, Schaake, T, Friede, R L, Roessmann, U
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 1985
Subjects
Exocytosis
Hemangioma - metabolism
Hemangioma - pathology
Hemangioma - ultrastructure
Humans
Lipoma - metabolism
Lipoma - pathology
Lipoma - ultrastructure
Male
Microscopy, Electron
Middle Aged
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - metabolism
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - pathology
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - ultrastructure
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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.
ISSN:0174-7398
DOI:10.1007/BF00737090