DUMBBELL-SHAPED EPIDURAL CAPILLARY HEMANGIOMA, CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Orthopedic Research | ||
| Article 1, Volume 3, Issue 2, December 2022, Pages 41-45 PDF (950.12 K) | ||
| Document Type: Case reports: all new cases, rare cases, interesting cases can be reported. | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejor.2022.280982 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ahmed Saleh Shaker Sleem | ||
| Orthopedic dept., Faculty of Medicine, Sohag Univ., Sohag, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Hemangiomas are benign vascular hamartomas. Spinal epidural capillary hemangiomas (SECH) are rare and dumbbell-shaped SECH are even extremely rare. The complete surgical excision is the treatment of choice, yet this represents a dilemma as the mass is usually discovered late in big size. Case Description: A 55years old woman presented with incomplete spastic paraplegia (ASIA type III) 3 months ago. MRI showed a right-sided dumbbell-shaped mass against the 3rd to the 5th thoracic vertebrae. The mass was resected through a single stage posterior approach with hemilamenectomy and costotransve rsectomy. Histopathologic examination showed epidural capillary hemangioma. Conclusions: Dumbbellshaped SECH is extremely rare lesion but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a mass in this location. Single-stage posterior approach described in this report is a good surgical method for removing dumbbell tumor with large intrathoracic component without necessitating thoracotomy | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Dumbbell; Epidural; Capillary hemangioma | ||
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