Multiple Intramedullary Cavernous Angioma of the Cervicothoracic Spine: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Gao Chuanping^1, and Wang Hexiang¹

¹Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China

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Gao Chuanping and Wang Hexiang. Multiple Intramedullary Cavernous Angioma of the Cervicothoracic Spine: Case Report and Review of the Literature. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2016; 4(10):343-345. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-4-10-4

Abstract

Intramedullary cavernous angioma (ImCA), which was originally thought to be an uncommon vascular lesion, has shown an increased incidence since the advent of magnetic resonance imaging. We present a case of multiple ImCAs in the cervicothoracic region. The patient presented with slow, progressive motor weakness in the upper and lower limbs. Surgical intervention was performed because of misdiagnosis as a spinal cord tumor. The patient underwent decompression surgery because no neoplasm was noted in the course of the operation. The angioma regressed on follow-up magnetic resonance images 3 months later.

Keywords

multiple intramedullary cavernous angiomas, spinal cord, cervicothoracic segment, decompression surgery, magnetic resonance imaging

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