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 in:Canadian journal of neurological sciences 1985-11, Vol.12 (4), p.321-322
Main Authors: Tyndel, Felix J., Bilbao, Juan M., Hudson, Alan R., Colapinto, Edward V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Calcinosis - pathology
Female
Hemangioma, Cavernous - pathology
Humans
Original Articles
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
2057-0155
DOI:10.1017/S0317167100035423