TY - JOUR
T1 - Intramedullary cavernous angiomas of the spinal cord
T2 - Report of six cases
AU - Cantore, Giampaolo
AU - Delfini, Roberto
AU - Cervoni, Luigi
AU - Innocenzi, Gualtiero
AU - Orlando, Epimenio Ramundo
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - The authors report six cases of intramedullary cavernoma. Symptoms evolved by episodes of stepwise neurologic deterioration or slow progression. All patients had preoperative and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Removal of the cavernoma was total in all cases and in one a transthoracic approach was performed because of the ventral and superficial position of the lesion. At follow-up, ranging from 6 to 18 months, two patients improved, two were unchanged, and one had deteriorated. Prognosis was influenced by the length of clinical history and the severity of preoperative symptoms. The principal clinical and therapeutic aspects of cavernoma are discussed in light of the published data.
AB - The authors report six cases of intramedullary cavernoma. Symptoms evolved by episodes of stepwise neurologic deterioration or slow progression. All patients had preoperative and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Removal of the cavernoma was total in all cases and in one a transthoracic approach was performed because of the ventral and superficial position of the lesion. At follow-up, ranging from 6 to 18 months, two patients improved, two were unchanged, and one had deteriorated. Prognosis was influenced by the length of clinical history and the severity of preoperative symptoms. The principal clinical and therapeutic aspects of cavernoma are discussed in light of the published data.
KW - angioma
KW - Cavernoma
KW - intramedullary tumors
KW - magnetic resonance imaging
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U2 - 10.1016/0090-3019(95)80088-X
DO - 10.1016/0090-3019(95)80088-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 7660282
AN - SCOPUS:0029095502
VL - 43
SP - 448
EP - 452
JO - Surgical Neurology
JF - Surgical Neurology
SN - 0090-3019
IS - 5
ER -