Cervical spinal root cavernoma: case report and review

Abstract

Aim: Cavernous malformations in the spinal canal are rare. We review previous reports and present our own case of a cervical intradural extramedullary cavernoma, associated with a ventral cervical rootlet.

Methods: A 65 year old woman presented with radicular pain and paresthesias of the neck and right arm. PubMed search was used to compare her case to those previously published.

Results: The cavernoma was successfully removed with excellent recovery and no deficits. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis.

Conclusion: Gross total resection of symptomatic lesions continues to be the recommended approach, and resection outcomes have restored function in all cases but one, where the deficit persisted.

Keywords:

• Cavernoma
• cavernous malformation
• cervical spine
• surgery
• cervical
• laminectomy
• dissection

Disclosure statement

None of the authors has any financial obligation or support associated with the case discussed here.