Open AccessIntradural extramedullary capillary hemangioma of lower thoracic spinal cord
Author(s) -
Dhiraj Sonawane,
Sanjay A. Jagtap,
Ambarish A. Mathesul
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.97262
Subject(s) - medicine , capillary hemangioma , asymptomatic , magnetic resonance imaging , spinal cord , hemangioma , angioma , radiology , surgery , vascular disease , psychiatry
Capillary hemangiomas are benign tumors and tumor like conditions commonly involving skin and mucus membrane of head and neck region. They are extremely rare in the spinal cord. We report a 35-year-old male presenting with gradual progressive paraparesis over a period of 4 months. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a hypo- to isointense intradural mass at the level of D12 vertebral body on T1-weighted images and homogenous enhancement on gadolinium contrast. Complete surgical resection revealed intradural extramedullary tumor, which on histopathologic examination showed characteristics of capillary hemangioma. At 1.5 years followup patient was asymptomatic.