title: Multiple hemangiomas involving the vertebral column.
abstract: Hemangiomas are benign, slow-growing skeletal and soft tissue tumors that commonly involve the bony spine. When found in the spine, they are usually asymptomatic, but can sometimes be associated with local pain and/or neurological deficits. We report the case of a middle-aged Indian male with multiple hemangiomas involving almost all the vertebrae contiguously from C2 to S1 vertebral levels. These were discovered incidentally when a magnetic resonance scan was performed for backache. To the best of our knowledge, such extensive involvement of the spine has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of MRI, Mammography and BMD, Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Sainani
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Pungavkar
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Patkar
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lawande
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*