title: Two cases of neoplastic angioendotheliomatosis presenting with myelopathy.
abstract: We describe two patients with autopsy-proven neoplastic angioendotheliomatosis (NAE) presenting only as a transverse myelopathy for 10 to 12 months, followed by disseminated intracranial manifestations. Postmortem examination disclosed a vasculocentric distribution of neoplastic cells in various organs that stained positively with B-lymphocyte-specific monoclonal antibody. These cases were unusual because they manifested as an isolated myelopathy for many months.
authors.affiliation: Hokuyukai Neurological Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Katoh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naganuma
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shima
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagashima
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology