Thoracic Extradural Cavernous Hemangioma Mimicking a Dumbbell-Shaped Tumor.
10.3340/jkns.2015.58.1.72
- Author:
Won Joo JEONG
1
;
Il CHOI
;
Han Yu SEONG
;
Sung Woo ROH
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. swroh@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hemangioma;
Cavernous;
Extradural Tumor;
Spine
- MeSH:
Back Pain;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Hemangioma;
Hemangioma, Cavernous*;
Humans;
Laminectomy;
Lymphoma;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Neurilemmoma;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Spine;
Thoracoscopy;
Wounds and Injuries
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2015;58(1):72-75
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Dumbbell-shaped spinal extradural cavernous hemangioma is rare. The differential diagnosis of dumbbell-shaped spinal tumors based on magnetic resonance imaging includes schwannoma and lymphoma. Here, we report a dumbbell-shaped spinal extradural cavernous hemangioma with intrathoracic growth on T2-3 in a 64-year-old man complaining of right side infrascapular area back pain with no neurologic deficit. The cavernous hemangioma was resected through combined video-assisted thoracoscopy and laminectomy without a fusion procedure. The patient had tolerable operative wound pain with no neurologic deficit after surgery. Based on magnetic resonance imaging findings and a review of the literature, we discuss cavernous hemangioma among the differential diagnosis of paravertebral dumbbell-shaped spinal tumors and the importance of complete resection.
