Doyle P M, Abou-Zeid A, Du Plessis D, Herwadkar A, Gnanalingham K K
Department of Neurosurgery, Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK.
Br J Neurosurg. 2008 Apr;22(2):299-300. doi: 10.1080/02688690701678610.
Spinal haemangiomas are benign vasoproliferative lesions that are typically intra-osseous and generally asymptomatic, although localized pain can be a symptom. Capillary and cavernous variants have been described. We describe a rare case of a dumbbell-shaped haemangioma of the thoracic spine with both an intraspinal-extradural and intrathoracic component.