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Aggressive hemangioma starting from l5 body, treated with mass embolization and radiation therapy with protons: a case report
Vol 32, Issue 6S1, 2018
Abstract
A hemangioma is a benign tumor of endothelial cells, multiplying into the medullary spaces of the cancellous bone. This tumor is in most cases not symptomatic, and in this case, they do not require any specific treatment. Pain and neurological symptoms derived from hemangiomas as shown in 2-11% of the cases. The 55% of these cases presents low back pain, while the 45% presents neurological deficit from compression of the spinal cord, peripheral nerves or both. We present a clinical case report of a young woman, affected by aggressive L5 hemangioma causing a spinal canal stenosis with associated sciatalgic symptoms. We performed a review of the current literature on the treatment options, giving the rationale of our treatment choice (mass embolization and radiation therapy with protons).
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Medical Genetics, University of Torino Medical School, Italy
Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Italy