title: Epidural extension of a lumbar vertebral haemangioma.
abstract: Vertebral haemangiomas are relatively common, but those extending into the epidural space are rare. A 59-year-old man with severe lower back and right leg pain that did not resolve with conservative treatment was seen in an outpatient clinic. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine identified an L3 vertebral corpus lesion with epidural extension. The diagnosis was unclear, so the patient underwent surgery. The pathologic diagnosis was capillary haemangioma, so angiography-guided embolization was performed postoperatively. Vertebral haemangioma must be considered when there is evidence of a vertebral corpus lesion with epidural extension on magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Duzce Medical School, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Konuralp, Duzce, 81620, Turkey. merihis@med.ege.edu.tr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Is
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gezen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alper
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akyuz
mesh_terms: D015174:Epidural Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods