ABSTRACT
The field of spinal neurosurgery covers degenerative conditions and trauma as well as tumors, malformations and vascular disorders of spine and spinal cord. This article focuses on the Swedish spinal neurosurgical care regarding radiculopathy and myelopathy. Disc herniation, foraminal stenosis, spinal stenosis and spinal cord compression due to degenerative disorders or tumors are discussed. Treatment options such as anterior cervical decompression and fusion, posterior forami-notomy, laminectomy and approaches to spinal intradural tumors are briefly presented. The aim is to present symptoms, diagnostics and treatment options of common conditions to facilitate early detection and referral to neurosurgical centers to avoid delayed dia-gnosis and neurological impairment.
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Neurosurgery , Radiculopathy , Spinal Cord Compression , Spinal Cord Diseases , Humans , Radiculopathy/diagnosis , Radiculopathy/etiology , Radiculopathy/surgery , Cervical Vertebrae/pathology , Cervical Vertebrae/surgery , Spinal Cord Diseases/diagnosis , Spinal Cord Diseases/etiology , Spinal Cord Diseases/surgery , Spinal Cord Compression/diagnosis , Spinal Cord Compression/etiology , Spinal Cord Compression/surgery , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Angiolipomas are benign tumors usually manifested as subcutaneous nodules. Rarely they may form spinal extradural masses. These spinal cavernous angiolipomas have mostly been described in adults. DIAGNOSIS: To our knowledge, spinal cavernous angiolipomas have been reported in nine pediatric patients. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: In this paper, we present a 1-year-old child presenting with a spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma from a spinal cavernous angiolipoma and highlight the importance of conducting a histopathological analysis of spontaneous hematomas in previously healthy children.
