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Capillary Hemangioma of the Thoracic Spinal Cord

  • Chung, Sung-Kyun (Department of Neurosurgery, Chung-Ang University Yongsan Hospital) ;
  • Nam, Taek-Kyun (Department of Neurosurgery, Chung-Ang University Yongsan Hospital) ;
  • Park, Seung-Won (Department of Neurosurgery, Chung-Ang University Yongsan Hospital) ;
  • Hwang, Sung-Nam (Department of Neurosurgery, Chung-Ang University Yongsan Hospital)
  • Received : 2010.08.03
  • Accepted : 2010.08.09
  • Published : 2010.09.28
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Abstract

Capillary hemangiomas are common soft tissue tumors on the skin or mucosa of the head and neck in the early childhood, but very rare in the neuraxis. A 47-year-old man presented with one month history of back pain on the lower thoracic area, radiating pain to both legs, and hypesthesia below 17 dermatome. Thoracic spine MRI showed $1{\times}1.3{\times}1.5\;cm$, well-defined intradural mass at T6-7 disc space level, which showed isointensity to spinal cord on T1, heterogeneous isointensity on T2-weighted images, and homogeneous strong enhancement. The patient underwent T6-7 total laminotomy, complete tumor removal and laminoplasty. Histologically, the mass showed a capsulated nodular lesion composed of capillary-sized vascular channels, which were tightly packed into nodules separated by fibrous septa. These features were consistent with capillary hemangioma.

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