title: Spinal epidural hemangioma related to pregnancy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Millett
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: DiCarlo
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Mintz
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Gamache
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Rawlins
mesh_terms: 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