Vertebral hemangioma symptomatic during pregnancy--report of a case and review of the literature

Neurosurgery. 1993 Feb;32(2):302-6; discussion 306. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199302000-00022.

Abstract

A spinal tumor complicating pregnancy is a rare condition. A 25-year-old woman who became paraplegic during the 35th week of her second pregnancy presented during the postpartum period. She underwent two surgical interventions, and the cord compression caused by a T5 vertebral body hemangioma with laminar involvement and extradural extension was relieved. The occurrence of vertebral hemangiomas during pregnancy is discussed; the radiological features with special reference to magnetic resonance imaging are outlined; and cases from the literature are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Hemangioma / diagnosis
  • Hemangioma / pathology
  • Hemangioma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Laminectomy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / pathology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / surgery*
  • Puerperal Disorders / diagnosis
  • Puerperal Disorders / pathology
  • Puerperal Disorders / surgery
  • Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Compression / pathology
  • Spinal Cord Compression / surgery
  • Spinal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / surgery*