[Vertebral hemangioblastoma: an atypical localization].
The case of a 53 year old patient with spastic paraparesis, sphincter function impairment and a deficit of sensation at the T 10 level of 2 months of evolution is presented complementary explorations (simple x-ray of the vertebrae, CT, MR and arteriography) demonstrated the presence of a vascular lesion affecting the 7th thoracic vertebra and which invaded the rachidian channel, compressing the spinal cord. Biopsy study of the intraspinal lesion was diagnosed as hemangioblastoma. A spinal hemangioblastoma with involvement of the vertebra at the same level is reported. The authors present three diagnostic hypothesis: the lesion is a vertebral hemangioblastoma with invasion of the rachidian channel with a evolution similar to vertebral angioma; the lesion is a vertebral angioma which invaded the channel differentiated into hemangioblastoma in its intraspinal position; or it is a spinal hemangioblastoma which has infiltrated the vertebra.
Arbizu
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Servicios de Neurología, Hospital de Bellvitge-Prínceps d'Espanya, Barcelona.
Espino
A
A
Aceves
J
J
Espinet
H
H
Ferrer
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I
D015174:Epidural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008954:Models, Biological; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
Hemangioblastoma vertebral: una localización atípica.