title: Vertebral hemangioma associated with spinal cord compression.
abstract: We have described a case in which a vertebral hemangioma caused spinal cord compression in a 14-year-old girl. The diagnosis was originally missed for several reasons, one of which was the failure to obtain a plain film of the spine before ordering both CT and MR studies. This case illustrates the importance of basic diagnostic procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kan.
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Marymont
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009192:Myelography; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae