Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

The Korean Neurosurgical Society (대한신경외과학회)
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Metastasis of Intracranial Hemangiopericytoma to Thoracic Spine - Case Report -

두개강내 혈관주위세포종의 흉추로의 전이 - 증례보고 -

  • Oh, Jun Gyu (Department of Neurosurgery, Nowon Eulji General Hospital Eul Ji College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Joo Seung (Department of Neurosurgery, Nowon Eulji General Hospital Eul Ji College of Medicine) ;
  • Moon, Byung Gwan (Department of Neurosurgery, Nowon Eulji General Hospital Eul Ji College of Medicine) ;
  • Kang, Hee In (Department of Neurosurgery, Nowon Eulji General Hospital Eul Ji College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Seung Jin (Department of Neurosurgery, Nowon Eulji General Hospital Eul Ji College of Medicine)
  • 오준규 (을지대학교 의과대학 노원을지병원 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 김주승 (을지대학교 의과대학 노원을지병원 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 문병관 (을지대학교 의과대학 노원을지병원 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 강희인 (을지대학교 의과대학 노원을지병원 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 이승진 (을지대학교 의과대학 노원을지병원 신경외과학교실)
  • Received : 2001.02.09
  • Accepted : 2001.03.27
  • Published : 2001.05.28
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Abstract

We report a case of meningeal hemangiopericytoma presenting as metastasis in the vertebral body and pedicle of the thoracic spine. Hemangiopericytoma is a rare vascular neoplasm. Although the tumor has a strong propensity for both local recurrence and extracranial metastasis, metastasis to thoracic spine is very rare and only two cases were found in the literature. A 44-year-old woman with paraparesis and pain in the thoracic and lower legs was examined by plain radiographs and magnetic resonance imaging. The intracranial hemangiopericytoma was operated 3 years ago. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a tumor invading the left vertebral body and pedicle of the 11th thoracic spine, and compressing the dural sac. The patient was gradually improved after surgical removal of the lesions and the histologic findings were characteristics of hemangiopericytoma.

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