title: Intramedullary spindle cell hemangioma: case report.
abstract: The authors describe the case of a 48-year-old man found to have the first reported intramedullary spinal cord spindle cell hemangioma. Previous research indicates that spindle cell hemangiomas are rarely found in the spine. Only 3 previous cases exist, all in the intradural, extramedullary space. In the present case, gross-total resection of the tumor was possible with no loss of function from baseline. This report presents the successful resection of the first reported intramedullary spindle cell hemangioma and reports 4-month follow-up, demonstrating the biological behavior of this rare tumor.
authors.affiliation: Departments of 1 Neurological Surgery.
authors.forename: Rani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nasser
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York; and.
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ashayeri
authors.affiliation: Neurology, and.|Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center;
authors.forename: Alan D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Legatt
authors.affiliation: Marcus Neuroscience Institute, Boca Raton, Florida.
authors.forename: John K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Houten
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: ASIA = American Spinal Injury Association; MEP = motor-evoked potential; SMA = smooth muscle actin; VIM = vimentin; gross-total resection; immunohistochemical analysis; intramedullary tumor; oncology; spindle cell hemangioma