Spinal epidural hemangioma related to pregnancy. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We report the case of a 39-year-old woman with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis presenting with myelopathy secondary to a spinal epidural hemangioma. MRI showed an epidural soft tissue mass within the spinal canal between T5 and T9 with severe spinal cord compression. Symptoms had a temporal relationship to her pregnancy. Surgical removal of the epidural hemangioma rapidly relieved her symptoms and neurologic deficits. Follow-up examination 2 years later demonstrated normal motor and sensory function, without any neurologic sequelae or progression of deformity.

publication date

  • May 1, 2001

Research

keywords

  • Hemangioma
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic
  • Spinal Neoplasms
  • Thoracic Vertebrae

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0035005424

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s002560000297

PubMed ID

  • 11407722

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 30

issue

  • 5