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Rare angioproliferative tumors mimicking aggressive spinal hemangioma with epidural expansion.
Kulcsár, Zsolt; Veres, Róbert; Hanzély, Zoltán; Berentei, Zsolt; Marosfoi, Miklós; Nyáry, István; Szikora, István.
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  • Kulcsár Z; National Institute of Neurosciences, Budapest. kulcsarzsolt22@gmail.com
Ideggyogy Sz ; 65(1-2): 42-7, 2012 Jan 30.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22338846
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: We present two cases of angio-proliferative tumors that were misdiagnosed and treated as typical hemangiomas with epidural expansion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two middle-aged women presented with symptoms and radiological signs characteristic for aggressive hemangioma with epidural expansion. In the first case preoperative embolization and decompressive surgery with open transpedicular vertebroplasty was performed. Within less than a year, epidural recurrence of the tumor prompted for radical excision and corpectomy. The diagnosis after the histological studies and the further clinical evolution was metastasizing leiomyomatosis. No further recurrence occured during the next 6 years. In the second case percutaneous vertebroplasty was performed and complicated by epidural polymethyl-methacrylcate (PMMA) leakage, requiring urgent decompressive surgery. Histological study of the lesion raised the possibility of myopericytoma. This was confirmed 16 months later when complete vertebrectomy was performed due to severe epidural propagation of the recurring tumor. No further recurrence occurred in next the two years. CONCLUSIONS: Rare angio-proliferative tumors, like benign metastasizing leiomyoma and myopericytoma radiologically may resemble aggressive vertebral hemangiomas of the spine. Unlike hemangiomas, such tumors require radical removal due to their likely recurrence. As imaging studies may not be able to completely exclude such pathologies, bone biopsy and thorough histopathological studies are warranted prior to the therapeutic decision.
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Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neoplasias da Coluna Vertebral / Neoplasias Epidurais / Pericitos / Embolização Terapêutica / Vertebroplastia / Hemangioma / Recidiva Local de Neoplasia Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Ideggyogy Sz Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article
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Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Neoplasias da Coluna Vertebral / Neoplasias Epidurais / Pericitos / Embolização Terapêutica / Vertebroplastia / Hemangioma / Recidiva Local de Neoplasia Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Ideggyogy Sz Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Article