Spinal epidural hemangioma related to pregnancy

We report the case of a 39-year-old woman with adolescent idiopathic scolio sis presenting with myelopathy secondary to a spinal epidural hemangioma. M RI showed an epidural soft tissue mass within the spinal canal between T5 a nd T9 with severe spinal cord compression. Symptoms had a temporal relation ship to her pregnancy. Surgical removal of the epidural hemangioma rapidly relieved her symptoms and neurologic deficits. Follow-up examination 2 year s later demonstrated normal motor and sensory function, without any neurolo gic sequelae or progression of deformity.