Symptomatic spinal haemangioma : radiological aspects

Five cases (three male and two female) of dorsal spinal haemangioma in the age group of 16-43 years, presenting as compressive myelopathy, are reported. Three of them had vertebral haemangioma with extradural extension. One patient had isolated extradural haemangioma and one had extramedullary intradural haemangioma. One female patient presented during the seventh month of gestation and one case had associated cyanotic congenital heart disease. All except one had slowly progressive evolution of complaints. The duration of symptoms ranged from two weeks to six months.