title: Intradural extramedullary cavernous angioma: case report.
abstract: Cavernous angiomas represent 5 to 12% of spinal vascular malformations and usually are located at the vertebral body level with possible extension into the extradural space. The intradural intramedullary cavernoma occurs in about 3% of cases, whereas extramedullary localization is extremely rare. A new case of an intradural extramedullary cavernous angioma is reported, and the clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of this rare malformation are analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mastronardi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferrante
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scarpinati
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Gagliardi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Celli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fortuna
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*