Open AccessRare case of multiple aggressive vertebral hemangiomas
Author(s) -
Parag Suresh Mahajan,
Abhilash Pulincherry Jayaram,
Vidya Chander Negi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.160030
Subject(s) - lesion , magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , radiology , computed tomography , low back pain , back pain , vertebral body , thoracic vertebrae , mass/lesion , vertebra , lumbar vertebrae , anatomy , surgery , pathology , lumbar , alternative medicine
A case of a 42-year-old man with back pain associated with left radiculopathy and infiltrative mass involving the T12 and L5 vertebrae is described. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography indicated aggressive hemangiomas involving the T12 and L5 vertebrae. Three-year follow-up by imaging indicated minimally increased aggressiveness of the L5 lesion without any significant change in appearance of the T12 lesion thus, confirming the initial diagnosis of multiple aggressive vertebral hemangiomas.