Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the craniocervical junction; case report and review.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 28478911.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.aott.2017.03.012 and PMC identifier 6197577.
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Abstract
Epithelioid hemangioendotheliomas are uncommon vascular neoplasms and their spinal location is even rarer. We report clinical course of a 31-year-old man with an epithelioid hemangioendothelioma at the cranio-cervical junction. A cervical magnetic resonance imaging revealed tumor that caused posterior cervical cord compression. C1,2,3 total laminectomy and surgical excision of the tumor was performed. Postoperative external beam radiation was performed on the surgical field especially around the right vertebral artery. At 2-year follow-up there was no neurological deficit and no tumor recurrence.
Medical subject headings
- Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid
- Laminectomy
- Spinal Cord Compression
- Vascular Neoplasms
Anatomy
- cervical spine