Rapid Regrowth of a Capillary Hemangioma of the Thoracic Spinal Cord
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A 48-year-old man presented with a 2-week history of progressive gait disturbance. Neurological examinations showed mild weakness in his lower extremities and depreciation of deep sensation. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed an intradural extramedullary enhanced lesion at the levels of the T10 and T11 vertebrae. Laminectomy of the T10 and T11 vertebrae was performed, and the vascular tumor on the spinal cord surface was completely resected. Histological analysis indicated that the lesion was a capillary hemangioma with an elevated proliferative index. Postoperatively, the patient showed rapid motor and sensory improvement. However, 6 months after the operation, MR imaging showed regrowth of the tumor although the clinical symptoms of the patient had not deteriorated. The patient has shown no tumor regrowth 9 years after the second operation. Capillary hemangiomas in the skin and soft tissues are often associated with high proliferative activity, and recurrence/regrowth is not infrequent. On the other hand, recurrence/regrowth of capillary hemangioma in the neuraxis after tumor resection has rarely been observed, even in cases of incomplete resection. The present case illustrates the treatment of recurrent capillary hemangioma of the spinal cord.
- 2012-09-15
著者
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Abe Masamitsu
Department Of Neurosurgery Kyushu Kouseinenkin Hospital
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Kaneko Yoichi
Department Of Neurosurgery Imamura Hospital
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YAMABE Kazutoshi
Department of Medicine, Kitakyushu-Koga Hospital
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Yamabe Kazutoshi
Department Of Medicine Kitakyushu-koga Hospital
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