Abstract
We report a case of a thoracic intradural extramedullary capillary hemangioma. The MR imaging appearance was nonspecific for this lesion, and it could not be distinguished from more common spinal intradural extramedullary lesions. The presence of subtly enlarged abnormal vessels on contrast MR images should, however, lead one to consider a vascular mass and order preoperative spinal arteriography.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Comparative Study
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Angiography*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Hemangioma, Capillary / blood supply
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Hemangioma, Capillary / diagnosis*
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Hemangioma, Capillary / pathology
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Hemangioma, Capillary / surgery
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography*
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Neurologic Examination
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Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Spinal Cord / blood supply
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Spinal Cord / pathology
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Spinal Cord / surgery
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Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis
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Spinal Cord Compression / pathology
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Spinal Cord Compression / surgery
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms / blood supply
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms / pathology
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Spinal Cord Neoplasms / surgery
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Thoracic Vertebrae* / blood supply
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Thoracic Vertebrae* / pathology
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Thoracic Vertebrae* / surgery
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Veins / pathology
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Veins / surgery