Abstract
Intramedullary spinal cord cavernous hemangiomas (angiomas) are occult vascular malformations characterized by rare lesions consisting of closely packed capillary-like vessels. In general, patients with this disease become symptomatic because of hemorrhage leads to progressive neurological deficits. Therefore, surgical tumor resection should be considered for symptomatic patients should be considered a surgical tumor resection.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 27-30 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Brain and Nerve |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Jan 1 |
Keywords
- Cavernous hemangioma (angioma)
- Diagnosis
- Intramedullary tumor
- Spinal cord
- Treatment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology