title: [Intramedullary spinal cord cavernous hemangiomas: clinical features and surgical treatment].
abstract: Intramedullary spinal cord cavernous hemangiomas (angiomas) are occult vascular malformations characterized by rare lesions consisting of closely packed capillary-like vessels. In general, patients with this disease become symptomatic because of hemorrhage leads to progressive neurological deficits. Therefore, surgical tumor resection should be considered for symptomatic patients should be considered a surgical tumor resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery