title: Capillary hemangioma of the cervical intervertebral disc.
abstract: An anterior cervical decompression and fusion operation was complicated by extensive bleeding from the disc space. Histopathological evaluation of the resected specimen revealed the diagnosis as the very first reported case of capillary hemangioma in intervertebral disc space. Retrospective review of the preoperative MRI demonstrated supporting findings of a capillary hemangioma within the cervical intervertebral disc.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kasımpasa Military Hospital, Kasımpasa, Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey. acetinkal@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cetinkal
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colak
authors.forename: Kivanc
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Topuz
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Atabey
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Berber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome