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KMID : 1001920100480030272
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2010 Volume.48 No. 3 p.272 ~ p.275
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Capillary Hemangioma of the Thoracic Spinal Cord
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Chung Sung-Kyun
Nam Taek-Kyun
Park Seung-Won
Hwang Sung-Nam
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Abstract
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Capillary hemangiomas are common soft tissue tumors on the skin or mucosa of the head and neck in the early childhood, but very rare in the neuraxis. A 47-year-old man presented with one month history of back pain on the lower thoracic area, radiating pain to both legs, and hypesthesia below T7 dermatome. Thoracic spine MRI showed 1×1.3×1.5 cm, well-defined intradural mass at T6-7 disc space level, which showed isointensity to spinal cord on T1, heterogeneous isointensity on T2-weighted images, and homogeneous strong enhancement. The patient underwent T6-7 total laminotomy, complete tumor removal and laminoplasty. Histologically, the mass showed a capsulated nodular lesion composed of capillary-sized vascular channels, which were tightly packed into nodules separated by fibrous septa. These features were consistent with capillary hemangioma.
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KEYWORD
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Capillary hemangioma, Spinal cord, Intradural extramedullary tumor
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