Study design: A case report and literature review.Summary of background data: Hemangiomas are frequently considered as hamartomatous congenital vascular malformations. Hemangiomas of the spine are usually lesions of the vertebral bodies, but they can occur at other locations, such as the intramedullary or epidural space. Purely epidural hemangiomas are rare and most of them are of cavernous type. Materials and methods:This is a case report of a 70-year-old male with a D6, D7 dumbbell-shaped capillary hemangioma with extraforaminal extension on the left side. Patient underwent D6-8 laminectomy and en bloc resection of the lesion.
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