Rare posterior mediastinal hemangiomas invading the spinal cord through the intervertebral foramen and causing acute symptoms: illustrative case
Postoperative pathological examination revealed that the mediastinal dumbbell-shaped lesion was a hemangioma. While most hemangiomas progress slowly, acute symptoms of spinal cord compression are exceedingly rare. This case demonstrates the aggressive behavior of hemangioma, which invaded through the intervertebral foramen and compressed the spinal cord, resulting in acute symptoms. This case also shows that surgical removal of the tumor and restoration of spine stability via a posterior approach has proven beneficial. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24485.
Authors
- Bin Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9395-3606)
- Chongxi Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7822-116X)
- Jianguo Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6103-021X)
- Yuwen Wang
- Jiaxi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9231-2430)
- Yong‐Liang Jiang
- Junpeng Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6533-2386)
- Xiang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2016-2033)
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2024-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case24485
- Primary Topic
- Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province
- Sichuan University
- West China Hospital, Sichuan University
- Key Research and Development Program of Sichuan Province