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- Title
Intradural extramedullary cervical cavernoma.
- Authors
Gader, Ghassen; Mansour, Wiem; Kharrat, Mohamed Ali; Hdhili, Houssem; Chelly, Ines; Bahri, Kamel; Zammel, Ihsèn
- Abstract
Background: Spinal cavernomas (SCs) account for about 5% of all spinal vascular malformations. Intradural SCs occur in just 3% of cases and are typically intramedullary. Case Description: A 58-year-old female presented with progressive left occipital neuralgia, left cervicobrachial neuralgia, and paresthesia of all four extremities. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intradural extramedullary C2-C4 lesion causing significant spinal cord compression. Gross total tumor excision was accomplished through a midline laminectomy pathologically; the lesion proved to be a cavernoma. The postoperative follow-up MRI obtained 4 months postoperatively showed complete tumor resection. Conclusion: A 58-year-old female successfully underwent gross total excision of a C2-C4 intradural extramedullary SC.
- Subjects
EXTRAMEDULLARY diseases; SPINAL cord compression; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; CERVICAL vertebrae; TUMOR surgery; SPINAL cord tumors
- Publication
Surgical Neurology International, 2024, Vol 15, p1
- ISSN
2229-5097
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25259/SNI_542_2024