title: Capillary hemangioma in the cauda equina: neuroradiological findings.
abstract: A case of capillary hemangioma of the cauda equina is reported. Myelography with water-soluble contrast material showed a complete obstruction of the contrast column at the L1-L2 level. Neither plain nor intravenously enhanced CT revealed the tumor. Spinal angiography showed a feeding vessel to the tumor and a faint tumor stain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a mass lesion of slightly higher than cauda equina intensity, which was clearly enhanced with Gd-DTPA. MRI, especially Gd-DTPA-enhanced study, plays the most important role in the diagnosis of a spinal capillary hemangioma. Spinal angiography was interesting in showing a tumour with a capillary blush.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hanakita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suwa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagayasu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D002420:Cauda Equina; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed