Spinal epidural hemangioma related to pregnancy.
We report the case of a 39-year-old woman with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis presenting with myelopathy secondary to a spinal epidural hemangioma. MRI showed an epidural soft tissue mass within the spinal canal between T5 and T9 with severe spinal cord compression. Symptoms had a temporal relationship to her pregnancy. Surgical removal of the epidural hemangioma rapidly relieved her symptoms and neurologic deficits. Follow-up examination 2 years later demonstrated normal motor and sensory function, without any neurologic sequelae or progression of deformity.
Shapiro
G S
GS
Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Millett
P J
PJ
DiCarlo
E F
EF
Mintz
D N
DN
Gamache
F W
FW
Rawlins
B A
BA
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae