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Extensive epidural hemangioma with skin and bone involvement. A case report
1Section of Neurosurgery, Jordan University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan.
Study Design:
This is a case report.
Objective:
To report and to examine the clinical findings and management of epidural cavernous hemangioma.
Summary Of Background Data:
Spinal epidural cavernous hemangiomatous malformation is a very rare entity. Only 20 cases of this disease have been reported in the literature.
Methods:
The case of a 20-year-old woman with spinal epidural cavernous hemangioma was reviewed.
Results:
The clinical presentation, diagnosis, and therapy of this disease are discussed.
Conclusion:
The treatment of epidural hemangioma consists of total or subtotal excision of the lesion, depending on the relation of the lesion to the spinal cord.