Spinal dumbbell-shaped epidural cavernous hemangioma (CM): report of nine surgical cases and literature review

Table 1 Characteristics of Nine Patients with Dumbbell-Shaped Epidural CM

	Age/Sex	Symptom	Duration(months)	Site	Initial Diagnosis	MRI findings			Radiologic features			Intra-op bleeding (ml)	Recurrent	FU/months	MMS
	Age/Sex	Symptom	Duration(months)	Site	Initial Diagnosis	T1WI	T2WI	Gd	CT	Foramen Dilation	Extension	Intra-op bleeding (ml)	Recurrent	FU/months	Pre-op	Last-FU
1	55/M	H/W/U	1	T2–4	Sch	Hypo	Hyper	HO/ob	Iso	Yes	D/Lt	200	No	94	III	I
2	58/M	H/W/B	24	T3–4	Sch	Iso	Hyper	HO/ob	Iso	No	D/Lt	200	No	94	IV	I
3	79/M	H/Lp	4	T7–8	CM	Iso	Hyper	HE/ob	Iso	No	Lt	200	Yes	94	II	I
4	66/M	H/W/U	6	T2–3	Sch	Iso	Hyper	HO/ob	Iso	No	D/Lt	1000	No	52	III	I
5	63/M	H/W/U	6	T3–4	Sch	Iso	Hyper	HO/ob	Iso	No	V/Rt	100	No	90	III	I
6	54/F	H/Lp	36	C7-T1	CM	Iso	Hyper	HO/ob	Iso	No	V/Rt	300	Yes	53	I	I
7	44/M	H/W	1	T7–9	Sch	Iso	Hyper	HO/ob	Iso	Yes	Rt	200	No	29	III	I
8	69/F	H/W/Cp	12	T5–6	Men	Iso	Hyper	HE/not ob	Iso	No	D/Rt	800	No	66	IV	III
9	34/F	Ap	12	C3–4	Sch	Iso	Hyper	HE/ob	Iso	Yes	Lt	600	No	67	I	II

Abbreviations: Age/Sex: M Male, F: Female, Symptom: H: Hypoesthesia, W: Leg Weakness, U Urinary retention, B Bowel disorders, Lp Leg pain, Ap Arm pain, Cp Chest pain, Initial Diagnosis: CM Cavernous malformation, Sch Schwannoma, Men Meningioma, MRI: Iso: Isointense, Hype Hyperintense, Hyp Hypointense, HE Heterogeneous-enhanced, HO Homogeneous-enhanced,ob: obvious,D Dorsal,V Ventral,Rt Right, Lt Left; Pre-op Preoperative, FU Follow-up

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