Abstract
The authors describe the case of a 48-year-old man found to have the first reported intramedullary spinal cord spindle cell hemangioma. Previous research indicates that spindle cell hemangiomas are rarely found in the spine. Only 3 previous cases exist, all in the intradural, extramedullary space. In the present case, gross-total resection of the tumor was possible with no loss of function from baseline. This report presents the successful resection of the first reported intramedullary spindle cell hemangioma and reports 4-month follow-up, demonstrating the biological behavior of this rare tumor.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 379-382 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2016 |
Keywords
- Gross-total resection
- Immunohistochemical analysis
- Intramedullary tumor
- Oncology
- Spindle cell hemangioma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology