title: Intramedullary hobnail hemangioendothelioma of the conus.
abstract: Hemangioendotheliomas have only rarely been encountered in the neuraxis. Here, the authors present a case of an intramedullary hobnail hemangioendothelioma of the spinal cord, the first case described of this particular pathological entity in the neuraxis. The authors discuss their treatment and review the pertinent literature regarding management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 912 South Wood Street, MC-799, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Troy A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Munson
authors.forename: Tibor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Valyi-Nagy
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Utset
authors.forename: Zachary
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Sepideh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amin-Hanjani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome