Glomangiopericytoma of the Spinal Cord

Korean J Spine. 2017 Dec;14(4):166-169. doi: 10.14245/kjs.2017.14.4.166. Epub 2017 Dec 31.

Abstract

Glomangiopericytoma, also referred to as a hemangiopericytoma-like tumor or sinonasal type hemangiopericytoma, is a rare tumor of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinus that has never been reported in the spinal cord. Here, we report a case of a 47-year-old man who developed glomangiopericytoma in the thoracic spine. This lesion showed a heterogeneous high signal intensity compared to the spinal cord on a T2-weighted image and an easily enhanced isointense signal on a T1-weighted image.

Keywords: Glomangiopericytoma; Spinal cord; Thoracic spine; Tumor.