title: An unusual compressive syndrome of the cauda equina.
abstract: An unusual case of a capillary hemangioma of the filum terminale is presented.  The successful removal returned the patient to an asymptomatic state.
mesh_terms: D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000294:innervation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery