Spinal epidural hemangiomas: various types of MR imaging features with histopathologic correlation.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Because of the high vascularization of hemangiomas, preoperative misinterpretation may result in unexpected intraoperative hemorrhage and incomplete resection, which results in the persistence of clinical symptoms or recurrence. Our purpose was to analyze various MR imaging features of a spinal epidural hemangioma with histopathologic correlation.

Materials and methods

After searching through the pathology data bases in 3 hospitals, we included 14 patients (9 male and 5 female; mean age, 38 years; age range, 2-62 years) with spinal epidural hemangiomas confirmed by surgical resection after MR imaging. Three radiologists reviewed the MR imaging in consensus and categorized the features into subtypes on the basis of histopathologic findings.

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SUBMITTER: Lee JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7977664 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature