title: Symptomatic vertebral hemangiomas.
abstract: Symptomatic vertebral hemangiomas are rare. Several therapeutic modalities for vertebral hemangiomas with neurologic deficit have been described. Personal experience with laminectomy followed by radiation therapy in four patients and radiation therapy in one patient is reported. Considering our results, literature and theoretical aspects a proposal for treatment of symptomatic vertebral hemangiomas is made.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Nijmegen, Department of Neurosurgery, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Bartels
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Grotenhuis
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Van Der Spek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*