title: Epidural capillary hemangioma: A review of the literature.
abstract: Hemangiomas in the spinal epidural area are very rare lesions, and most of these lesions are of the cavernous type. Only seven cases of capillary hemangiomas have been reported in the English literature, and all of these cases occurred in adulthood. Here, we report on a 17-month-old girl who presented with an inability to walk. MRI revealed an epidural mass, which was diagnosed as an epidural capillary hemangioma in the thoracic region. To our best knowledge, this case is the first epidural capillary hemangioma case to occur in childhood that has been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gencpinar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sabri Cem
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Açıkbaş
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Genetics, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Banu Güzel
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Nur
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kamil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karaali
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Elif Inanc
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Gurer
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Duman
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Antalya, Turkey. Electronic address: shaspolat@akdeniz.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Senay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haspolat
mesh_terms: D015174:Epidural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Capillary hemangioma; Childhood; Epidural hemangioma