title: Spinal vascular tumors: dilemmas in diagnosis and management.
abstract: Three case reports of spinal vascular tumors illustrate the need for well-organized and thorough neuroradiological and neurosurgical planning to achieve an initial cure without delay and to avoid inadequate operative procedures.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed