{"id":"c606415a-fdc0-4b86-9766-e5a6e0f516ec","slug":"pure-epidural-spinal-cavernous-haemangioma","title":"Pure epidural spinal cavernous haemangioma","authors":["Ragavan Manoharan","Jonathon Parkinson"],"abstract":"Background: Pure epidural spinal cavernous hemangiomas (SCH) account for only 4% of all spinal epidural lesions. Our literature review identified 61 publications reporting on, a total of 175 cases in the magnetic resonance imaging era. Here, we reviewed those cases, and have added our case of what appeared to be a multifocal SCH. Case Description: A 72-year-old male presented with a progressive paraparesis attributed to a T5/T6 dorsolateral extradural mass extending into the right T5/6 foramen. Surgical excision documented the lesion, histologically, was a SCH. A second similar lesion was noted involving the left C7/T1 foramen; as the patient was asymptomatic from this lesion, and no additional biopsy was performed. The patient returned to normal neurological function within 2 months postoperatively. Conclusions: Here, a 72-year-old male presented with a pathologically confirmed T5/T6 epidural SCH and a secondary C7/T1 foraminal lesion suspected to represent a secondary focus of an epidural SCH.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/c606415a-fdc0-4b86-9766-e5a6e0f516ec/featured/hero-1781561914389.png","publishDate":"2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_805_2021","categories":["Spine","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/11189/SNI-12-523.pdf"}