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A Case of Giant Intradural Extramedullary Capillary Hemangioma

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Chinese Medical Journal
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2
DOI:
10.4103/0366-6999.198027
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Abstract: To the Editor:Capillary hemangioma (CH),as a benign tumor of blood vessels,commonly appears in the skin or other superficial soft tissue throughout the body among pediatric population.Spinal intradural extramedullary capillary hemangioma (IDEMCH) is rare.According to the recent review by Bouali et al.,only forty cases have been reported in English literature,[1] and the size of the existing masses are generally around one vertebral length on the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).In this paper,we report the first case of CH in the cauda equina that extends over two vertebral bodies,and discuss the diagnosis and treatment associated with such disorder.

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