Venous congestive myelopathy in spinal dural arteriovenous fistula mimicking neoplasia.
Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (SDAVF) are the most common acquired arteriovenous shunts that occur in adults. By increasing venous pressure in the spinal venous system they are a cause of venous congestive myelopathy. We report the case of a patient with a SDAVF mimicking, on magnetic resonance imaging, the presence of a spinal cord tumour due to an unusual pattern of enhancement after gadolinium administration.
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Magnetic Resonance Research Centre on Nervous System Diseases, Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, and Neuroradiology, Head and Neck Department, San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy. lroccatagliata@neurologia.unige.it
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D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*
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