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http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2015.58.1.72

Thoracic Extradural Cavernous Hemangioma Mimicking a Dumbbell-Shaped Tumor  

Jeong, Won Joo (Department of Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Choi, Il (Department of Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Seong, Han Yu (Department of Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Roh, Sung Woo (Department of Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society / v.58, no.1, 2015 , pp. 72-75 More about this Journal
Abstract
Dumbbell-shaped spinal extradural cavernous hemangioma is rare. The differential diagnosis of dumbbell-shaped spinal tumors based on magnetic resonance imaging includes schwannoma and lymphoma. Here, we report a dumbbell-shaped spinal extradural cavernous hemangioma with intrathoracic growth on T2-3 in a 64-year-old man complaining of right side infrascapular area back pain with no neurologic deficit. The cavernous hemangioma was resected through combined video-assisted thoracoscopy and laminectomy without a fusion procedure. The patient had tolerable operative wound pain with no neurologic deficit after surgery. Based on magnetic resonance imaging findings and a review of the literature, we discuss cavernous hemangioma among the differential diagnosis of paravertebral dumbbell-shaped spinal tumors and the importance of complete resection.
Keywords
Hemangioma; Cavernous; Extradural Tumor; Spine;
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