Intramedullary spinal cavernous malformations with high ossification:a case report and review of the literature

作     者：Weihao Liu Chong Wang Bo Wang Yaowu Zhang Wenqing Jia 

作者机构：Department of NeurosurgeryBeijing Tiantan HospitalCapital Medical University119South Fourth Ring West RoadFengtai DistrictBeijingChina 

出 版 物：《Chinese Neurosurgical Journal》 (中华神经外科杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2023年第9卷第3期

页      面：224-230页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 1009[医学-特种医学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：National Natural Science Foundation of China(81891004) Beijing Hospitals Authority Clinical medicine Development of special funding support.(XMLX202109) 

主　　题：Cavernous malformation Spinal cord Intramedullary tumor Calcification 

摘      要：Background Cavernous malformations of the spinal cord are a rare type of vascular malformation,comprising approximately 5 to 16%of all vascular lesions in the spinal *** on their origin position,these malformations can be distributed in different locations within the spinal *** intramedullary cavernous malformations have been reported in the literature,they are exceedingly ***,highly calcified or ossified intramedullary cavernous spinal malformations are even *** presentation Here,we present a case report of a 28-year-old woman diagnosed with a thoracic intramedullary cavernous *** patient had been experiencing progressive numbness in her distal limbs for a period of 2 *** routine lung computed tomography screening for COVID-19,a hyperdense mass was noted in the patient’s spinal *** resonance imaging revealed a mulberry-shaped intramedullary mass at the T1-2 *** patient underwent surgical treatment,during which the entire lesion was successfully removed,resulting in a gradual improvement of her *** examination confirmed the presence of cavernous malformations with *** Intramedullary cavernous malformations with calcification are rare and special type that should be treated surgically in the early stage without significant neurological impairment before rebleeding or enlargement of the lesion can occur.