Cavernous angioma of the cauda equina: case report
dc.contributor.author | Falavigna, Asdrubal | |
dc.contributor.author | Righesso Neto, Orlando | |
dc.contributor.author | Santos, José Augusto Nasser dos [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | Ferraz, Fernando Antonio Patriani [UNIFESP] | |
dc.contributor.institution | Caxias do Sul University Department of Neurosurgery | |
dc.contributor.institution | Caxias do Sul University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | |
dc.contributor.institution | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-06-14T13:31:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-06-14T13:31:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004-06-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | We present a rare case of cavernous angioma of the cauda equina and review the eleven cases available in the literature. A 44-year-old woman presented with low back pain and sciatica associated with bowel and bladder dysfunction and motor weakness of the lower extremity. The MRI revealed an enhancing, heterogeneous and hyperintense intradural lesion compressing the cauda equina roots at the L4 level. Laminectomy at L3-L4 and total removal of the tumor were performed without additional neurological deficit. Pathology revealed a cavernous angioma. The literature, clinical presentation, technical examinations, and treatment are reviewed. | en |
dc.description.abstract | Relatamos um caso de angioma cavernoso de cauda equina em mulher de 44 anos de idade com sintomas de lombociatalgia associada a fraqueza de membros inferiores e disfunção esfincteriana vesical e anal. Exame de ressonância magnética evidenciou lesão expansiva intradural heterogênea e hiperintensa na cauda eqüina. Indicado tratamento cirúrgico com remoção completa através de laminectomia L3 e L4. O exame anatomopatológico foi compatível com angioma cavernoso. Os onze casos encontrados na literatura são revisados correlacionando a apresentação clínica, tratamento proposto e prognóstico. | pt |
dc.description.affiliation | Caxias do Sul University Department of Neurosurgery | |
dc.description.affiliation | Caxias do Sul University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | |
dc.description.affiliation | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) | |
dc.description.affiliation | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) Department of Neurosurgery | |
dc.description.affiliationUnifesp | UNIFESP, EPM, Department of Neurosurgery | |
dc.description.source | SciELO | |
dc.format.extent | 531-534 | |
dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2004000300029 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO, v. 62, n. 2b, p. 531-534, 2004. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1590/S0004-282X2004000300029 | |
dc.identifier.file | S0004-282X2004000300029.pdf | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0004-282X | |
dc.identifier.scielo | S0004-282X2004000300029 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/2108 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria | |
dc.rights | Acesso aberto | |
dc.subject | cavernous angioma | en |
dc.subject | cauda equina | en |
dc.subject | cavernoma | en |
dc.subject | angioma cavernoso | pt |
dc.subject | cauda eqüina | pt |
dc.subject | cavernoma | pt |
dc.title | Cavernous angioma of the cauda equina: case report | en |
dc.title.alternative | Angioma cavernoso de cauda equina: relato de caso | pt |
dc.type | Artigo |
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