Explore the rare and intricate world of spinal intradural extramedullary cavernomas through our latest case report, shedding light on the complexities of this vascular anomaly.
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Spinal intradural extramedullary cavernoma: A case report.
Ismaiel et al., Int J Surg Case Rep 2024
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.109274
Listen, folks, we’ve got something incredible here, something really rare – it’s called a cavernoma.
Now, these things, they’re not your everyday issue. They’re vascular lesions, and they like to hide out in the brain, but sometimes, they get adventurous. They go for the spine. And let me tell you, when they hit the spine, it’s a whole new ball game. We’re talking about the intradural extramedullary type – that’s the big league, only 3% of spinal cavernomas. Very exclusive.
We had this 36-year-old woman, tremendous person, came in with back pain, some numbness, and a bit of a wobble when she walked – no problems with the bladder, though. The doctors, they do their thing, they check her out, and what do they find? A mass, right there in the spine. The MRI lit it up like a Christmas tree – hyperintense on T1, hypointense on T2. So, they go in, they take it out – beautiful surgery. And guess what? It’s a cavernoma, just like we thought.
Let’s be clear, these intradural extramedullary cavernomas, they’re not just rare, they’re extremely rare. We’re talking only 40 cases before 2022. MRI’s the way to spot them, and surgery, that’s the way to fix them. And you’ve got to do it fast for the best results – it’s all about timing.
So, remember, if you’ve got someone with weird spinal symptoms, think cavernoma. It could be the big find. And with surgery, we’re making outcomes great again!