Spinal intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia. Case report and review of the literature.

Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (Masson's vegetated hemangioendothelioma) is a rare condition affecting the neuroaxis. In the literature, only eight cases of this lesion involving the vertebral canal with spinal cord compression has been reported. We present a 37-year-old man with thoracic location mimicking schwannoma. Differential diagnosis, management, and review of literature are discussed in this short report.