title: Cavernous haemangioma of the cauda region: case report and review of literature.
abstract: Cavernomas arising from nerve roots in the cauda quina are extremely rare with less than 30 reported cases in world literature. We report a case of a 21-year old lady with a L3-4 cavernoma successfully managed by surgery thereby adding to the general fund of knowledge on this rare entity.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Kasturba Hospital , Manipal , India.
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Kasturba Hospital , Manipal , India.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Kasturba Hospital , Manipal , India.
authors.forename: Lakshman I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Kongwad
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neurosurgery , Kasturba Hospital , Manipal , India.
authors.forename: Girish
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menon R
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D020786:Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cavernous angioma; cauda equine; cavernoma; cavernous haemangioma