title: Mixed capillary-cavernous extramedullary intradural hemangioma of the spinal cord mimicking meningioma: Case report.
abstract: Hemangiomas are customarily described as low-grade vascular tumors most often located in the head and neck, but on rare occasions occurring in the intradural space of the spine. The different subtypes of hemangiomas can be distinguished histologically as capillary, cavernous, or mixed types. We describe a rare case of a mixed capillary-cavernous extramedullary intradural hemangioma of the thoracic spinal cord, mimicking meningioma radiologically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, McMaster University , Hamilton, ON , Canada.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alobaid
authors.forename: Michael Ross
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bennardo
authors.forename: Aleksa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cenic
authors.forename: Boleslaw
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lach
mesh_terms: D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: hemangioma; intradural extramedullary; meningioma; spinal cord