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A rare case of spinal cavernous hemangioma dumbbell shaped and a literature review.
- Christian Cossandi, Andrea Fanti, Andrea Gerosa, Emanuela Crobeddu, Sara Forgnone, Lorenzo Magrassi, Piergiorgio Car, Andrea Bianco, Riccardo Fornaro, and Gabriele Panzarasa.
- Department of Neurosurgery, AOU Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy.
- World Neurosurg. 2018 Dec 1; 120: 181-184.
BackgroundSpinal epidural cavernous hemangiomas are rare vascular malformations. Exceptionally, they present with dumbbell-shaped morphology. When they happen, it's mandatory to include their pathology in the differential diagnosis because of their similarity to schwannomas.Case DescriptionWe report the case of a 72-year-old woman with a dumbbell-shaped thoracic epidural cavernous hemangioma. A literature review of diagnostic features and current treatment options are also discussed.ConclusionsSurgery is safe and effective in both improving patient condition and preventing acute hemorrhage that can worsen the outcome, causing neurologic and potentially irreversible deficits. The favorable result we obtained in our patient suggests that surgery should be evaluated as the first option, even in patients with large epidural cavernous hemangiomas.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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