Brachial plexopathy due to chondrolipoangioma. Case report and review of the literature

Chondrolipoangioma is a mesenchymoma primarily composed of cartilage, with adipose tissue and vascular elements present in lesser proportions. Chondrolipoangiomas have been reported to occur in the extremities, chest wall, oral soft tissues, mediastinum, uterus and its round ligament, seminal vesicl...

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Published inJournal of neurosurgery Vol. 97; no. 5; p. 1226
Main Authors Sekula, Jr, Raymond F, Oh, Michael Y, Bellotte, J Brad, Wilberger, Jack E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.2002
Subjects
Adult
Brachial Plexus Neuropathies - etiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mesenchymoma - complications
Mesenchymoma - diagnosis
Mesenchymoma - pathology
Mesenchymoma - surgery
Shoulder
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - complications
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - diagnosis
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - pathology
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:Chondrolipoangioma is a mesenchymoma primarily composed of cartilage, with adipose tissue and vascular elements present in lesser proportions. Chondrolipoangiomas have been reported to occur in the extremities, chest wall, oral soft tissues, mediastinum, uterus and its round ligament, seminal vesicles, and heart. In this report, the authors present an unusual case in which a chondrolipoangioma caused a brachial plexopathy. To their knowledge, a chondrolipoangioma has never been reported in the neurosurgical literature.
ISSN:0022-3085
DOI:10.3171/jns.2002.97.5.1226