Thoracic extraosseous, epidural, cavernous hemangioma: Case report and review of literature

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

Bhawani S Sharma¹  Manish S Sharma¹  Amandeep Kumar¹  Ashok K Mahapatra¹  Sachin A Borkar¹  M. C. Sharma² 

[1] Departments of Neurosurgery,India;Departments of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029, India;

关键词: cavernous hemangioma;    epidural;    magnetic resonance imaging;    myelopathy;    thoracic spine;   

DOI  :  10.4103/0976-3147.118772

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

A 40-year-old male presented with mid-thoracic backache and progressive, ascending, spastic, paraparesis for one year. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an extraosseous, extradural mass, without any bone invasion at the T2-T4 vertebral levels, located dorsal to the thecal sac. The spinal cord was compressed ventrally. The lesion was totally excised after a T2-T4 laminectomy. Histopathological examination revealed a cavernous hemangioma. The authors reported this case and reviewed the literature, to explain why extraosseous, extradural, cavernous hemangiomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of extradural thoracic compressive myelopathy.

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