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Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica 3/2020

01-06-2020 | Meningioma | Letter to the Editor

An uncommon intraspinal mass

Authors: E. De Paepe, L. Van Hoe, S. Fadaei, S. Dekeyzer

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 3/2020

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Hemangiomas are benign hamartomas or malformations of the microcirculation which are most often found in the skin and other soft tissues. In the spine, they are most commonly found in the vertebral bodies. Only a few cases of spinal epidural hemangiomas have bene reported, of which most are of the cavernous type [1, 2]. Because MRI-findings are similar, or sometimes identical, to those of other more common epidural masses such as meningioma or schwannoma, pre-operative diagnosis can be challenging. In this article, we describe a rare case of spinal epidural capillary hemangioma in the thoracic spine. …
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Metadata
Title
An uncommon intraspinal mass
Authors
E. De Paepe
L. Van Hoe
S. Fadaei
S. Dekeyzer
Publication date
01-06-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-019-01140-4

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