• Spine · Oct 2008

    Case Reports

    Lumbar epidural capillary hemangioma presenting as lumbar disc herniation disease: case report.

    • Tamer Tekin, Fatih Bayrakli, Hakan Simsek, Ahmet Colak, Murat Kutlay, and Mehmet Nusret Demircan.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
    • Spine. 2008 Oct 1; 33 (21): E795-7.

    Study DesignA case of lumbar spinal epidural hemangioma is presented.ObjectiveTo present the first reported lumbar spinal epidural hemangioma patient clinically mimicking the lumbar disc herniation disease.Summary Of Background DataCapillary hemangiomas are benign endothelial cell neoplasms that are believed to be hamartomatous proliferations of vascular endothelial cells. The occurrence of spinal epidural capillary hemangiomas is exceedingly rare. There are only 3 reported epidurally located cases of capillary hemangiomas in the spinal channel in literature. Lumbar spinal epidural capillary hemangioma in a patient has not been previously reported.MethodsRadiologic features, pathology, and clinical course were documented.ResultsL4 hypoesthesia and back pain of the patient was caused by an epidurally located capillary hemangioma. The neurologic symptoms of the patient were markedly improved after surgery.ConclusionWe have reported for the first lumbar epidural capillary hemangioma patient in literature. These lesions are benign and surgical treatment is curative.

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