[Hemangiopericytoma of the lumbar spine]. / Hemangiopericytome vertebral lombaire.

Hemangiocytoma are rare malignant vascular tumor. Vertebral location is uncommun. They occur preferentially at the lumbo-sacrul spine with paravertebral extension. The features include spinal pains, para vertebral tumefaction and paresthesia. The CT and MRI scans can help to diagnosis which is histological. The treatment is surgical combined or no with radiotherapy. The pronostic is marqued by the recidive risk and metastases. We report a new case of vertebral hemangiopericytoma of the thoraco-lumbar spine with litteratur review.

[Radiation-induced intracerebral cavernous angioma]. / Le cavernome cérébral radio-induit. A propos d'un cas.

Recently, there have been several case reports of cavernous angiomas appearing after radiation to the brain, typically in children. The time interval between irradiation and the detection of the cavernous angioma varied from three to nine years and the doses from 24 to 60 grays. We report the appearance of a cavernous malformation in a young girl 3 years after radiation therapy for a brain tumor.