Hemangioma of Cervical Vertebras with Spinal-Cord Compression

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A NUMBER of conditions, relatively common at autopsy, only rarely become of clinical importance. An example involving the nervous system is cyst of the septum pellucidum, or fifth ventricle, which can be a common incidental finding at autopsy, especially in infants. Several autopsy series have been reported1 2 3 in which detailed search of the spine discloses the frequency of vertebral hemangioma to be 10 to 12 per cent, mostly in the dorsal and lumbar regions. Only rarely, however, does such a hemangioma cause spinal-cord compression. Myelocompression by hemangioma of the cervical vertebral bodies is particularly unusual. Since early recognition and prompt . . .

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