J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2010 Sep;48(3):272-275. 10.3340/jkns.2010.48.3.272.

Capillary Hemangioma of the Thoracic Spinal Cord

• Chung SK
• Nam TK
• Park SW
• Hwang SN

• KMID: 2066818
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2010.48.3.272

Abstract

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 1x1.3x1.5 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.

Keyword

Capillary hemangioma; Spinal cord; Intradural extramedullary tumor

MeSH Terms

Back Pain
Capillaries
Head
Hemangioma, Capillary
Humans
Hypesthesia
Laminectomy
Leg
Middle Aged
Mucous Membrane
Neck
Skin
Spinal Cord
Spine