title: Spinal intradural extramedullary cavernous angiomas: report of four cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Spinal cavernous haemangiomas are rare and an intradural extramedullary location is rarer still. We give a detailed report of four such cases with a review of 12 cases reported in the past. The clinical presentation, investigations and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Osmania Medical College/Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bhaskar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hemaratnan
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Srinivas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery