title: Vertebral hemangioma symptomatic during pregnancy--report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: A spinal tumor complicating pregnancy is a rare condition. A 25-year-old woman who became paraplegic during the 35th week of her second pregnancy presented during the postpartum period. She underwent two surgical interventions, and the cord compression caused by a T5 vertebral body hemangioma with laminar involvement and extradural extension was relieved. The occurrence of vertebral hemangiomas during pregnancy is discussed; the radiological features with special reference to magnetic resonance imaging are outlined; and cases from the literature are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Tekkök
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Açìkgöz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sağlam
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Onol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*