J Korean Med Assoc.  2002 Aug;45(8):1036-1040. 10.5124/jkma.2002.45.8.1036.

Atypical Abdominal Pain

• Park SH
• Sohn CI

• KMID: 2347559
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2002.45.8.1036

Abstract

Abdominal pain usually originates from the abdomen, but the lack of evidence of any abdominal disease suggests the pain originate from the thorax or have metabolic and neurogenic causes. Especially, neurogenic abdominal pain is recurrent and sustained causalgic pain, regardless of diet and without abdominal distension or rigidity, may be accompanied by signs of neurologic dysfunction. We have experienced a very rare case of abdominal pain arising from the intramedullary cavernous hemangioma of spinal cord. We report this case with a review of the literature.

Keyword

Abdominal pain; Spinal cord; Cavernous hemangioma

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Abdominal Pain*
Diet
Hemangioma, Cavernous
Neurologic Manifestations
Spinal Cord
Thorax