title: Spinal spindle cell haemangioma: an atypical location.
abstract: We present a case of the 31-year-old male patient who complained of weakness in both legs and progressed slowly. Neuroimagine of the thoracic spine showed an intraspinal, extradural mass lesion, measuring 5.3 x 1.2 cm at the Th1-Th3 level. Histologically the lesion was a spindle cell haemangioma composed of dilated vascular spaces and a proliferation of bland appearing interspersed spindle cells. Immunohistochemical analysis was diffusely positive for VIM, SMA and focally for CD34. This lesion is uncommon and shows a predilection for distal extremities. Spindle cell haemangioma within the spine has not been previously reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: "Ljudevit Jurak" University Department of Pathology, University Hospital "Sestre milosrdnice", Zagreb, Croatia. jasna.talan-hranilovic@zg.t-com.hr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Talan-Hranilović
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vucić
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sajko
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bedek
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomić
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lupret
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015174:Epidural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology