Epidural Capillary Hemangioma in the Thoracic Spine with Neural Foramina Extension: A Case Report

Manish Garg, Daljit Singh, Vikas Kumar, Hukum Singh, Vineeta Vijay Batra and Deepashu Sachdeva

Department of Neurosurgery, GB Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research and Maulana Azad Medical College, India
Department of Pathology, GB Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research and Maulana Azad Medical College, India

^*Correspondance to: Daljit Singh 

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Abstract:

Capillary Hemangiomas are common soft tissue tumors on the skin or mucosa of the head and neck in early childhood, but very rare in the CNS. A 50-year-old man presented with three month history of back pain in the mid thoracic area, radiating pain to both legs, and decreased sensation (all types) below D7 dermatome. Thoracic spine MRI showed 34.3 × 27.5 × 10.5 mm, well-defined extradural mass at D5 body level, which showed isointensity to spinal cord on T1, Hyperintensity on T2-weighted images. The patient underwent D6-7 total laminectomy & complete tumor removal. Histological features were consistent with capillary hemangioma which is extremely rare at this site.

Keywords:

Extradural capillary hemangioma; Spinal cord tumour; Epidural tumor

Cite the Article:

Garg M, Singh D, Kumar V, Singh H, Batra VV, Sachdeva D. Epidural Capillary Hemangioma in the Thoracic Spine with Neural Foramina Extension: A Case Report. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2016; 1: 1109.