Cavernous angioma of the cauda equina: case report.
We present a rare case of cavernous angioma of the cauda equina and review the eleven cases available in the literature. A 44-year-old woman presented with low back pain and sciatica associated with bowel and bladder dysfunction and motor weakness of the lower extremity. The MRI revealed an enhancing, heterogeneous and hyperintense intradural lesion compressing the cauda equina roots at the L4 level. Laminectomy at L3-L4 and total removal of the tumor were performed without additional neurological deficit. Pathology revealed a cavernous angioma. The literature, clinical presentation, technical examinations, and treatment are reviewed.
Department of Neurosurgery, Caxias do Sul University, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil. asdrubal@doctor.com
Asdrubal
A
Falavigna
Orlando
O
Righesso Neto
José Augusto Nasser
JA
dos Santos
Fernando Antonio Patriani
FA
Ferraz
D000328:Adult; D002420:Cauda Equina; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery