Intradural Extramedullary Capillary Hemangioma in the Upper Thoracic Spine : A Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Sairyo, Koichi
Goda, Yuichiro
Tezuka, Fumitake
Sakai, Toshinori
Takata, Yoichiro
Higashino, Kosaku
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Capillary hemangiomas are benign tumors found in the skin and soft tissues in younger people.
They occur in the central nervous system only rarely, and intradural occurrence is extremely rare.
We report here a 60-year-old man presenting with thoracic girdle pain and progressive gait disturbance.
Magnetic resonance images of the thoracic spine showed a 12×8×20 mm, well-defined intradural mass at the T2 level, compressing the spinal cord laterally.
Relative to the spinal cord, the mass was hypo- to isointense on T1-weighted images and relatively hyperintense on T2-weighted images, with strong enhancement on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images.
The patient underwent T1-2 hemilaminectomy with resection of the intradural extramedullary tumor, which showed characteristics of a capillary hemangioma on histologic examination.
The patient’s symptoms improved following the surgery and no clinical or radiological evidence of recurrence was noted at the 2-year follow-up.
We present this case with a review of the literature, highlighting features for differential diagnosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Takata, Yoichiro& Sakai, Toshinori& Higashino, Kosaku& Goda, Yuichiro& Tezuka, Fumitake& Sairyo, Koichi. 2014. Intradural Extramedullary Capillary Hemangioma in the Upper Thoracic Spine : A Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Takata, Yoichiro…[et al.]. Intradural Extramedullary Capillary Hemangioma in the Upper Thoracic Spine : A Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Takata, Yoichiro& Sakai, Toshinori& Higashino, Kosaku& Goda, Yuichiro& Tezuka, Fumitake& Sairyo, Koichi. Intradural Extramedullary Capillary Hemangioma in the Upper Thoracic Spine : A Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-484362
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-484362