Total removal of an intramedullary cavernous angioma by transthoracic approach.
Intramedullary cavernous angiomas are rare vascular malformations; all published cases have been surgically approached posteriorly by standard laminectomy. We describe the case of a 63-year-old man with an intramedullary cavernous angioma, anteriorly located in the thoracic spinal cord. The angioma was operated on by transthoracic approach and totally removed.
Department of Neurological Sciences, Neurosurgery I, University of Roma La Sapienza, Italy.
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Santoro
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Innocenzi
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Bellotti
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Cancrini
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Delfini
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Cantore
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome