Thoracic Extradural Cavernous Hemangioma Mimicking a Dumbbell-Shaped Tumor |
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Authors: | Won Joo Jeong Il Choi Han Yu Seong Sung Woo Roh |
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Affiliation: | Department of Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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Abstract: | Dumbbell-shaped spinal extradural cavernous hemangioma is rare. The differential diagnosis of dumbbell-shaped spinal tumors based on magnetic resonance imaging includes schwannoma and lymphoma. Here, we report a dumbbell-shaped spinal extradural cavernous hemangioma with intrathoracic growth on T2-3 in a 64-year-old man complaining of right side infrascapular area back pain with no neurologic deficit. The cavernous hemangioma was resected through combined video-assisted thoracoscopy and laminectomy without a fusion procedure. The patient had tolerable operative wound pain with no neurologic deficit after surgery. Based on magnetic resonance imaging findings and a review of the literature, we discuss cavernous hemangioma among the differential diagnosis of paravertebral dumbbell-shaped spinal tumors and the importance of complete resection. |
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Keywords: | Hemangioma Cavernous Extradural Tumor Spine |
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