Concomitant Spinal Intradural Meningioma and Extradural Angiolipoma

Background: Spinal meningiomas are frequent tumors and they may be associated with other tumors involving central nervous system or other systems, especially in the patients with some syndromes such as neurofibromatosis or multiple endocrine neoplasia. However, spinal angiolipomas are quite rare benign tumors, and they are generally solitary lesions. There is only one case whose spinal angiolipoma associates to another tumor, a spinal osteochondroma at same level, in the literature. Methods: A 54 year old lady was reported with a thoracic spinal intradural extramedullary meningioma and a lumbar spinal epidural angiolipoma. Results: Any syndrome causing development of neoplasias could not be found in the patient. Both tumors were removed uneventfully. Conclusions: This is the first case with concomitant occurrence of spinal meningioma and spinal angiolipoma in the literature.