Primary epidural malignant hemangiopericytoma of thoracic spinal column causing cord compression: case report

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Mohammad Mohammadianpanah¹  Simin Torabinejad¹  Mohammad Hadi Bagheri¹  Shapour Omidvari¹  Ahmad Mosalaei¹  Niloofar Ahmadloo¹ 

[1] ,Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz ,Iran

关键词: Hemangiopericytoma;    Thoracic vertebrae;    Neoplasms;    Nerve crush;    Laminectomy;    Hemangiopericitoma;    Vértebras torácicas;    Neoplasias;    Compressão nervosa;    Laminectomia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-31802004000500009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

CONTEXT: Hemangiopericytoma is an uncommon mesenchymal neoplasm that rarely affects the spinal canal. Primary malignant hemangiopericytoma of the spinal column is extremely rare. CASE REPORT: We report on a case of primary epidural malignant hemangiopericytoma of the thoracic spinal column that invaded vertebral bone and caused spinal cord compression in a 21-year-old man. The patient presented with progressive back pain over a four-month period that progressed to paraparesis, bilateral leg paresthesia and urinary incontinence. The surgical intervention involved laminectomy and subtotal resection of the tumor, with posterior vertebral fixation. Postoperative involved-field radiotherapy was administered. A marked neurological improvement was subsequently observed. We describe the clinical, radiological, and histological features of this tumor and review the literature.

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