Thoracic intradural extramedullary capillary hemangioma.
We report a case of a thoracic intradural extramedullary capillary hemangioma. The MR imaging appearance was nonspecific for this lesion, and it could not be distinguished from more common spinal intradural extramedullary lesions. The presence of subtly enlarged abnormal vessels on contrast MR images should, however, lead one to consider a vascular mass and order preoperative spinal arteriography.
Abdullah
David C
DC
Division of Neuroradiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Raghuram
Karthikram
K
Phillips
C Douglas
CD
Jane
John A
JA
Miller
Bradley
B
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery