Rapidly Progressive Myelopathy Caused by Aggressive Vertebral Hemangioma
Joint Authors
Moattari, Kevin A.
Melikian, Rojeh
Khurana, Sanjay K.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-11-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Vertebral hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors of the spine, having an incidence of 10-12% in the general population.
They are asymptomatic, incidental findings in the vast majority of patients; however, in rare cases, they can expand to cause neural compression.
Aggressive lesions of this sort are most commonly found in the thoracic spine, and expansion leads to the subacute development of myelopathy.
Case Report.
The authors report a rare case of aggressive vertebral hemangioma at the T1 vertebral body which caused rapidly progressive myelopathy over the course of 7 days.
Clinical and radiological findings are shown as well as surgical management of the lesion.
The patient regained the ability to ambulate, and there was no evidence of disease recurrence at 2-year follow-up.
Conclusions.
Although aggressive vertebral hemangiomas are a rare cause of myelopathy, they must be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of cord compressive lesions.
In this case, contrary to most, the expansion of the hemangioma led to rapid development of neurological decline necessitating urgent surgical intervention.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Moattari, Kevin A.& Melikian, Rojeh& Khurana, Sanjay K.. 2019. Rapidly Progressive Myelopathy Caused by Aggressive Vertebral Hemangioma. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143069
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Moattari, Kevin A.…[et al.]. Rapidly Progressive Myelopathy Caused by Aggressive Vertebral Hemangioma. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143069
American Medical Association (AMA)
Moattari, Kevin A.& Melikian, Rojeh& Khurana, Sanjay K.. Rapidly Progressive Myelopathy Caused by Aggressive Vertebral Hemangioma. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143069
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143069