A 55-year-old man presented with progressive numbness and weakness of both lower limbs is reported. MRI demonstrated a pure epidural lesion at T3-6 space appearing as isointense on T1-weighted images with enhancement by contrast medium and hyperintense on T2-weighted images. The lesion was totally removed microsurgically. Histological examination revealed cavernous hemangioma. The patient made a good recovery after surgery.
一例55岁男性患者，因“进行性双下肢酸麻、乏力7月余”入院。胸椎MRI提示T3-6水平椎管内背侧、硬脊膜外呈稍长T1稍长T2信号占位性病变，增强后明显强化。手术探查发现肿块完全位于硬膜外腔，硬脊膜、椎体骨质无受累。肿块切除后组织病理学检查提示海绵状血管瘤。术后患者恢复良好。