Türk Nöroşirürji Dergisi 2016 , Vol 26 , Num 2
Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Cavernous Hemangioma Mimicking Neurofibroma in Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type I
Sait ÖZTÜRK1, Fatih Serhat EROL1, Bekir AKGÜN1, Beşir SÜRME1, Gökhan ARTAŞ2, İbrahim Hanifi ÖZERCAN2
1Fırat Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Elazığ, Türkiye
2Fırat Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, Elazığ, Türkiye
Although spinal cavernous hemangiomas are usually located in vertebral bodies, they can rarely be seen intradurally. In this report, we have discussed a patient previously diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type I with intradural localisation, where the clinical and radiological findings compatible with neurofibroma, while the pathological diagnosis was reported as cavernous hemangioma. Anahtar Kelimeler : Neurofibroma, NF-I, Cavernous hemangioma, Intradural, Extramedullary