Thoracic Cavernoma with Intraosseous and Extradural Component Mimicking Metastasis: Case Presentation
| Autor: | Hakan Yilmaz, Mehmet Haluk Ozer, Muhammet Bahadir Yilmaz, Yilmaz Muhammet Bahadir, Ozer Mehmet Haluk, Umit Kocaman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry thoracic vertebra General Medicine Case presentation medicine.disease lcsh:RC346-429 Metastasis Cavernoma 03 medical and health sciences epidural 0302 clinical medicine Component (UML) medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Radiology business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery lcsh:Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system |
| Zdroj: | Romanian Neurosurgery, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 387-391 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2344-4959 |
| Popis: | Spinal epidural cavernomas are quite rare lesions and only 5% of all cavernomas are located in the spine. The lesions are most commonly localized in the thoracic region. The differential diagnosis includes neurogenic tumors, lymphoma, schwannoma, meningioma, multiple myeloma, Ewing's sarcoma and metastasis. A 40- year-old male patient presented with paraplegia and MR images revealed an epidural soft tissue constricting the right posterolateral of the cord at the T6 level. Pathology showed cavernous hemangioma. A literature search revealed no other case that so closely mimicked metastasis by invading all components of the thoracic vertebra and also expanding to the epidural distance. We therefore present the case emphasizing these features. |
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