Table 1.
Summary of nine cases of spinal epidural cavernous angioma
| Cases | Gender/age (year) | Level | Symptoms | MRI | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T1 with Gd | |||||
| 1 | F/74 | T5–9 | Mid thoracic pain + acute myelopathy + epidural hematoma | Mixed signal | Mixed signal | Non-homogeneous enhancement | Partially improved |
| 2 | M/26 | T8 | Thoracic pain + progressive paraparesis | Isointense | Hyperintense | Homogeneous enhancement | Completely improved |
| 3 | F/53 | L2 | Rt L3 Radiculopathy | Isosignal | Hypersignal | Ring enhancement | Completely improved |
| 4 | M/45 | L2 | Lt lower limb pain + toe weakness | Isointense | Hyperintense | Homogeneous enhancement | Completely improved |
| 5 | M/52 | T7–8 | Back pain + progressive paraparesis | Isointense | Hyperintense | Homogeneous enhancement | Completely improved |
| 6 | F/13 | T6–8 | Acute myelopathy | Hyperintense | Hyperintense | Homogeneous enhancement | Completely improved |
| 7 | F/41 | L1–2 | LBP weakness of both legs | Isointense | Hyperintense | Homogeneous enhancement | Completely improved |
| 8 | F/59 | L4–5 | LBP, Rt L5 radiculopathy | Isointense | Hyperintense | Homogeneous enhancement | Completely recovered |
| 9 | F/40 | S1/S2 | LBP, Rt L5/S1 radiculopathy | Isointense | Hyperintense | Homogeneous enhancement | Completely recovered |
F female, M male, Rt right, Lt left, T thoracic, L lumbar, LBP low back pain