Fraser Henderson1, Daniel Carl Skipper2, Sunil Patel1. 1. a Department of Neurosurgery , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , South Carolina , USA. 2. b Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , South Carolina , USA.
Abstract
AIM: Cavernous malformations in the spinal canal are rare. We review previous reports and present our own case of a cervical intradural extramedullary cavernoma, associated with a ventral cervical rootlet. METHODS: A 65 year old woman presented with radicular pain and paresthesias of the neck and right arm. PubMed search was used to compare her case to those previously published. RESULTS: The cavernoma was successfully removed with excellent recovery and no deficits. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis. CONCLUSION: Gross total resection of symptomatic lesions continues to be the recommended approach, and resection outcomes have restored function in all cases but one, where the deficit persisted.
AIM: Cavernous malformations in the spinal canal are rare. We review previous reports and present our own case of a cervical intradural extramedullary cavernoma, associated with a ventral cervical rootlet. METHODS: A 65 year old woman presented with radicular pain and paresthesias of the neck and right arm. PubMed search was used to compare her case to those previously published. RESULTS: The cavernoma was successfully removed with excellent recovery and no deficits. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis. CONCLUSION: Gross total resection of symptomatic lesions continues to be the recommended approach, and resection outcomes have restored function in all cases but one, where the deficit persisted.
Entities:
Keywords:
Cavernoma; cavernous malformation; cervical; cervical spine; dissection; laminectomy; surgery