Primary epidural hemangiopericytoma in the lumbar spine: a case report

Spine
Kosei IjiriSetsuro Komiya

Abstract

A case report of primary epidural hemangiopericytoma in the lumbar spine and a review of the literature are presented. To present the result of pathologic diagnosis using immunohistochemical staining and the treatment of spinal hemangiopericytoma. Spinal hemangiopericytoma is a very rare soft tissue tumor with specific pathologic features and a clinical course featuring high rates of recurrence and metastasis. A 39-year-old woman reported numbness in both legs. Neither sensory abnormalities nor muscle weakness was present in her lower extremities. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a tumor dorsal to the thecal sac at L1-L2. After L1 and L2 laminectomy, the tumor with its dural base was resected en bloc. The patient's clinical and neurologic symptoms disappeared after surgery. Microscopic examination showed oval- or spindle-shaped cells with slightly acidic cytoplasm and oval nuclei. Silver staining emphasized fibers around tumor cells. The test results for the tumor cells were positive for vimentin staining, but negative for alpha-TM staining using thrombomodulin, a marker for endothelial cells. On the basis of these pathologic findings, the tumor was diagnosed as a hemangiopericytoma, a type of tumor composed of mesenchymal hem...Continue Reading

References

Apr 1, 1976·AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology·H LalK N Udupa
Jan 1, 1976·Human Pathology·F M Enzinger, B H Smith
Jan 1, 1983·Journal of Neurosurgery·A B AdegbiteL K Tan
Mar 1, 1982·Neurosurgery·R J CarellaJ Newall
Apr 1, 1982·Neurosurgery·K M MuraszkoW J Michelsen
Apr 1, 1981·Surgical Neurology·P CappabiancaB Di Prisco
Nov 21, 1998·Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery·M NonakaT Hayakawa
May 8, 1999·HNO·C DaviesJ Hendus
Jul 1, 1965·Neurology·P J PITLYKR H MILLER
Jul 1, 1942·Annals of Surgery·A P Stout, M R Murray

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jun 2, 2007·Child's Nervous System : ChNS : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery·Raj KumarSamir Kumar Kalra
Oct 20, 2009·Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA·Chiang-Wei ChouChun-Fu Lin
Sep 5, 2008·AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology·D FitzpatrickR Woldenberg
Feb 12, 2004·Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging : TMRI·Pradip M PattanyBrian C Bowen
Mar 13, 2008·Pediatric Neurosurgery·Raj Kumar, Pramod J Giri
Sep 30, 2009·The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, New York·Harshpal SinghArthur L Jenkins
Oct 4, 2006·Surgical Neurology·Yu-Gang JiangLinyun Zhang
Feb 11, 2015·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Amitabha DasBhawani Shankar Sharma
Nov 24, 2004·São Paulo Medical Journal = Revista Paulista De Medicina·Mohammad MohammadianpanahNiloofar Ahmadloo
Nov 12, 2017·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Qi JiaJianru Xiao
Jan 1, 2009·Rare Tumors·Chad D Cole, Meic H Schmidt
Oct 11, 2017·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Takahiro OnokiHiroshi Ozawa
Oct 15, 2019·The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. Le Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologiques·Or Cohen-Inbar

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience : Official Journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
A T KouyialisD E Sakas
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Röntgengesellschaft ... [et al]
K SakataM Hareyama
The Journal of Computed Tomography
J B Hacken, P A Athey
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved