The authors describe the case of a 48-year-old man found to have the first reported intramedullary spinal cord spindle cell hemangioma. Previous research indicates that spindle cell hemangiomas are rarely found in the spine. Only 3 previous cases exist, all in the intradural, extramedullary space. In the present case, gross-total resection of the tumor was possible with no loss of function from baseline. This report presents the successful resection of the first reported intramedullary spindle cell hemangioma and reports 4-month follow-up, demonstrating the biological behavior of this rare tumor.
Keywords: ASIA = American Spinal Injury Association; MEP = motor-evoked potential; SMA = smooth muscle actin; VIM = vimentin; gross-total resection; immunohistochemical analysis; intramedullary tumor; oncology; spindle cell hemangioma.