Open AccessHemangiopericytoma of the cervical spine
Author(s) -
Raghvendra Ramdasi,
Trimurti Nadkarni,
Naina Goel
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.139209
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , hemangiopericytoma , cervical spine , palpation , lamina , neck mass , radiation therapy , lateral mass , presentation (obstetrics) , cervical vertebrae , neck pain , surgery , neuroradiology , radiology , anatomy , neurology , pathology , alternative medicine , psychiatry
A 28-year-old male presented with neck pain and dysesthesias in the right upper limb. On examination, he had a firm, well-defined midline posterior cervical mass discernible on palpation at the mid-cervical level. He had no neurological deficit. Neuroradiology revealed a variegated enhancing cervical mass is arising from C3 lamina. The mass extended into the right extradural space eroding the C3 lamina and posteriorly into the intermuscular plane. The tumor was excised totally. Histopathology of the tumor showed features of hemangiopericytoma (HPC). The patient underwent postoperative radiotherapy. Primary osseous spinal HPC are rare malignant extra-axial tumors that tend to recur and metastasize. Only two cases of primary osseous HPC have been reported earlier to involve the cervical spine. The clinical presentation and management of the present case with a review of the literature is presented.