Table I.
Summary of previously reported spinal epidural leiomyoma cases.
| First author, year (ref.) | Age, years/gender | Location | Clinical presentation | Duration of illness | Origin | MRI findings | Treatment | Estrogen and progesterone receptors | Follow-up | ||
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| Gatti et al, 1983 (3) | 56/F | C2-3 | Neck pain | 2 months | Uterine | NA | NA | NA | GTR | NA | 18 months, CR, no rec |
| Steel et al, 1993 (8) | 52/M | T3 | Back pain | 18 months | Primary spinal leiomyoma | NA | NA | NA | GTR | NA | NA |
| Hekster et al, 1994 (4) | 43/F | C5-7 | Left shoulder and hand pain | NA | Uterine | NA | NA | NA | STR + HT | NA | 13 years, ICR, rec |
| Choi et al, 1997 (2) | 9/M | T4 | Paraparesis | 7 months | Right foot and left axilla | Iso | Hypo | Heter | GTR | NA | NA |
| Joseph et al, 2003 (6) | 38/F | C3-7 | Progressive spasticity | 12 months | Uterine | Hypo | Hypo | Heter | STR | Negative | 5 months, CR, no rec |
| Alessi et al, 2003 (1) | 42/F | S2 | Saddle anesthesia/back pain | 2 weeks | Uterine | Iso | Hypo | Heter | GTR + HT | Positive | 12 months, CR, no rec |
| Vicente et al, 2005 (7) | 36/F | T6 | Paraparesis | NA | Uterine | NA | Iso to Hypo | NA | GTR | NA | NA |
| Jayakody et al, 2011 (5) | 44/F | T5, T10 | Thoracic pain | 2 months | Uterine | NA | Iso to Hypo | NA | GTR | Positive | NA |
| Present study | 18/F | T11-12 | Right lower extremity numbness | 2 months | Primary spinal leiomyoma | Iso | Iso to Hypo | Heter | GTR | Negative | 23 months, CR, no rec |
C, cervical; CR, complete remission; EPI, epidural; +GA, after gadolinium administration; F, female; GTR, gross total resection; Heter, heterogeneously enhancing; HT, hormonal therapy; Hypo, hypointensity; ICR, incomplete remission; Iso, isointensity; L, lumbar; M, male; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; NA, not available; rec, recurrence, STR: subtotal resection; T, thoracic; WI, weighted image.