Spinal epidural hemangioma related to pregnancy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of a 39-year-old woman with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis presenting with myelopathy secondary to a spinal epidural hemangioma. MRI showed an epidural soft tissue mass within the spinal canal between T5 and T9 with severe spinal cord compression. Symptoms had a temporal relationship to her pregnancy. Surgical removal of the epidural hemangioma rapidly relieved her symptoms and neurologic deficits. Follow-up examination 2 years later demonstrated normal motor and sensory function, without any neurologic sequelae or progression of deformity.
Medical subject headings
- Hemangioma
- Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
- Spinal Neoplasms
- Thoracic Vertebrae
Anatomy
- thoracic spine