Hemangioma calcificans of the spinal cord

A 27-year-old woman presented with hemotomyelia during pregnancy. Needle drainage of the spinal cord was followed by relief of symptoms. Symptoms recurred during a second pregnancy 4 years later and she presented with an avascular mass in the midcervical spinal cord. This lesion proved to be hemangi...

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Published inCanadian journal of neurological sciences Vol. 12; no. 4; p. 321
Main Authors Tyndel, F J, Bilbao, J M, Hudson, A R, Colapinto, E V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.11.1985
Subjects
Adult
Calcinosis - pathology
Female
Hemangioma, Cavernous - pathology
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic - pathology
Spinal Cord Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:A 27-year-old woman presented with hemotomyelia during pregnancy. Needle drainage of the spinal cord was followed by relief of symptoms. Symptoms recurred during a second pregnancy 4 years later and she presented with an avascular mass in the midcervical spinal cord. This lesion proved to be hemangioma calcificans, a densely calcified and ossified variant of cavernous angioma.
ISSN:0317-1671
DOI:10.1017/S0317167100035423