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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 654-655 |
Authors' reply
Batuk Diyora, Naren Nayak, Sanjay Kukreja, Hanmant Kamble, Alok Sharma
Department of Neurosurgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| Date of Submission | 10-Jun-2011 |
| Date of Decision | 11-Jun-2011 |
| Date of Acceptance | 21-Jun-2011 |
| Date of Web Publication | 30-Aug-2011 |
Correspondence Address:
Batuk Diyora
Department of Neurosurgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra
India
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How to cite this article:
Diyora B, Nayak N, Kukreja S, Kamble H, Sharma A. Authors' reply. Neurol India 2011;59:654-5 |
Sir,
We thank Dr. Turgut [1] for showing interest in our article. [2] Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the imaging modality of choice for detecting angiolipomas. These neoplasms usually appear iso- or hyperintense on T1-weighted images and hyperintense on T2-weighted images. The fat component is typically hyperintense on T1-weighted images while the vascular component appears hypointense on T1-weighted sequences. In our case, the increased vascular component may be responsible for the hypointensity on T1-weighted sequence. We agree with Dr. Turgut that "dumbbell" spinal angiolipomas require multidisciplinary approach involving microneurosurgical and thoracoscopic approach. We are aware about the anatomic relation between cord segments and vertebral bodies as pointed out by him; we would like to accept the technical error and it should read as T7 instead of T4. We appreciate the comments and input provided by Dr. Turgut in this regard.
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| 1. | Turgut M. Thoracic epidural angiolipoma with extraspinal extension. Neurol India 2011;59:654. 
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| 2. | Diyora B, Nayak N, Kukreja S, Kamble H, Sharma A. Thoracic epidural angiolipoma with bilateral multilevel extraspinal extensions: A rare entity. Neurol India 2011;59:134-6.
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