Pure thoracic spinal epidural cavernous hemangioma (SECH)

Year 2022, Volume: 47 Issue: 3, 1384 - 1387, 30.09.2022

Özkan Özger , Necati Kaplan , Altay Tolga Şentürk

https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.1125924

Abstract

Cavernous hemangiomas (CHs) can be found in all intracranial structures, especially in the brain parenchyma. Most spinal hemangiomas are of vertebral origin. Spinal cavernous hemangiomas that do not hold the vertebrae are called "pure" types. Pure spinal epidural cavernous hemangiomas (SECHs) are very rare and account for approximately 4% of all epidural lesions. Here is a case of pure thoracic SECH detected in a 42-year-old female patient with progressive paraparesis and sensory loss below the T8 sensory dermatome for the last 2 months presented. Cavernous hemangioma should not be forgotten among the options in the differential diagnosis of spinal epidural tumors.

Keywords

Cavernous hemangioma, spinal epidural lesion, thoracic

Saf torasik spinal epidural kavernöz hemanjiom (SEKH)

Abstract

Kavernöz hemanjiyomlar (KH) tüm kafa içi yapılarda, özellikle beyin parankiminde bulunabilir. Spinal hemanjiyomların çoğu vertebral kökenlidir. Omurları tutmayan spinal kavernöz hemanjiyomlara "saf" tipler denir. Saf spinal epidural kavernöz hemanjiyomlar (SEKH'lar) çok nadirdir ve tüm epidural lezyonların yaklaşık %4'ünü oluşturur. Burada son 2 aydır T8 duyu dermatomunun altında ilerleyici paraparezi ve duyu kaybı olan 42 yaşındaki kadın hastada saptanan saf torasik SEKH olgusu sunulmaktadır. Spinal epidural tümörlerin ayırıcı tanısında seçenekler arasında kavernöz hemanjiom unutulmamalıdır.

Keywords

Kavernöz hemanjiyom, spinal epidural lezyon, torasik

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