Cauda equina intradural extramedullary cavernous haemangioma: case report and review of the literature

Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2013;53(12):890-5. doi: 10.2176/nmc.cr2012-0309. Epub 2013 Oct 7.

Abstract

Cavernous haemangioma (cavernoma) is a benign vascular lesion, exceptionally located in cauda equina. We report a case, diagnosed and operated in the Department of Neurosurgery from Pitesti County Emergency Hospital, of a 60-year-old woman with history of lumbar region distress, who presented with low back pain, paravertebral muscle contracture, and bilateral lumbar radiculopathy, with sudden onset after lifting effort. The preoperative diagnosis was done using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and the patient underwent surgery-two level laminectomy, dural incision, and tumor dissection from the cauda equina nerve roots under operatory microscope. Histopathological examination confirmed the positive diagnosis of cavernoma of cauda equina. The patient's outcome was favorable, without postoperative neurological deficits.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cauda Equina / surgery*
  • Contracture / etiology
  • Decompression, Surgical / methods*
  • Female
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / complications
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / diagnosis
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement / diagnosis
  • Laminectomy
  • Low Back Pain / etiology
  • Microvascular Decompression Surgery / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / complications
  • Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Radiculopathy / etiology
  • Radiography
  • Reflex, Abnormal
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / complications
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / surgery*