A Symptomatic Case of Thoracic Vertebral Hemangioma Causing Lower Limb Spastic Paresis
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A Symptomatic Case of Thoracic Vertebral Hemangioma Causing Lower Limb Spastic Paresis
BACKGROUND Despite being the most common tumor of the spine, vertebral hemangioma is rarely symptomatic in adults. In fact, only 0.9-1.2% of all vertebral hemangiomas may be symptomatic. When hemangiomas occur in the thoracic vertebrae, they are more likely to be symptomatic due to the narrow vertebral canal dimensions that mandate more aggressive management prior to the onset of severe neurolo...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.898562