| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2009 | Volume
: 57
| Issue : 1 | Page : 88--90 |
Spinal epidural cavernous hemangioma with myelopathy: A rare lesion
DK Satpathy, S Das, BS Das
Departments of Neurosurgery and Pathology, Kalinga Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
Correspondence Address:
D K Satpathy
Kalinga Hospital, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.48805
A case of pure epidural cavernous angioma involving the dorsal region of the spine is presented. The clinical picture was of a slowly progressive compressive myelopathy. Imaging studies only showed a dorsally located epidural mass lesion. Histology confirmed the diagnosis of this rare type of lesion. The patient improved after excision of the lesion.
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