Case Report
A Dumbbell-Shaped Extradural Intracanal Cavernous Hemangioma: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature
Erfan sheikhbahaei and Ali andalib*Erfan sheikhbahaei isfahan university of medical sciences, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- *Corresponding Author:
- Ali andalib
Erfan sheikhbahaei isfahan university of medical sciences
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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E-mail: ali_andalib@yahoo.com; erfan.shikhbahaei@gmail.com
Received date: 21, March 2017; Accepted date: 27, March 2017; Published date: 30, March 2017
Citation: Sheikhbahaei E, Andalib A (2017) A Dumbbell-Shaped Extradural Intracanal Cavernous Hemangioma: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature. J Orthop Oncol 3:116. doi: 10.4172/2472-016X.1000116
Copyright: © 2017 Andalib Ali, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Cavernous hemangiomas, first described by Globus in 1929, are one of the uncommon vascular malformations of central nervous system. They seemed to have benign vascular structure with dilated vessel bed. Cavernous hemangiomas encompass nearly ‘five’–12% of all spinal vascular malformations; however, existence in the epidural space without bone involvement is rare. Only ‘four’% of all cavernous hemangiomas are merely epidural cavernous hemangiomas. In this case report, we removed a hemorrhagic thoracic mass by T3-T5 laminectomy presenting with neurological deficits mimicking symptoms of intervertebral disk herniation in a 33-year-old male patient who came to our Clinic. We have chosen this case to be reported due to its rare characteristics and occurrence of this type of cavernous hemangioma in the world.
