Intramedullary spindle cell hemangioma: case report.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3171/2015.11.SPINE15641.
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Abstract
The authors describe the case of a 48-year-old man found to have the first reported intramedullary spinal cord spindle cell hemangioma. Previous research indicates that spindle cell hemangiomas are rarely found in the spine. Only 3 previous cases exist, all in the intradural, extramedullary space. In the present case, gross-total resection of the tumor was possible with no loss of function from baseline. This report presents the successful resection of the first reported intramedullary spindle cell hemangioma and reports 4-month follow-up, demonstrating the biological behavior of this rare tumor.
Medical subject headings
- Hemangioma
- Spinal Cord Neoplasms
- Thoracic Vertebrae
Anatomy
- thoracic spine