TOTAL REMOVAL OF AN INTRAMEDULLARY CAVERNOUS ANGIOMA BY TRANSTHORACICAPPROACH

Authors
SANTORO A INNOCENZI G BELLOTTI C CANCRINI A DELFINI R CANTORE GP
Citation
A. Santoro et al., TOTAL REMOVAL OF AN INTRAMEDULLARY CAVERNOUS ANGIOMA BY TRANSTHORACICAPPROACH, Italian journal of neurological sciences, 19(3), 1998, pp. 176-179
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Italian journal of neurological sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03920461
Volume
19
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
176 - 179
Database
ISI
SICI code
0392-0461(1998)19:3<176:TROAIC>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Intramedullary cavernous angiomas are rare vascular malformations; all published cases have been surgically approached posteriorly by standa rd laminectomy. We describe the case of a 63-year-old man with an intr amedullary cavernous angioma, anteriorly located in the thoracic spina l cord. The angioma was operated on by transthoracic approach and tota lly removed.