Metameric thoracic lesion: report of a rare case and a guide to management

Stephen P Kalhorn; Anthony K Frempong-Boadu; Irina Mikolaenko; Tibor Becske; David H Harter

doi:10.3171/2009.11.SPINE09259

Metameric thoracic lesion: report of a rare case and a guide to management

J Neurosurg Spine. 2010 May;12(5):497-502. doi: 10.3171/2009.11.SPINE09259.

Authors

Stephen P Kalhorn¹, Anthony K Frempong-Boadu, Irina Mikolaenko, Tibor Becske, David H Harter

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, Bellevue Hospital, New York, New York 10016, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 20433297
DOI: 10.3171/2009.11.SPINE09259

Abstract

Metameric lesions of the spine are rare. The authors present a case of patient with a complex metameric vascular lesion of the thoracic spine and describe a management strategy for this entity.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Arteriovenous Malformations / pathology
Arteriovenous Malformations / surgery*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Spinal Diseases / pathology
Spinal Diseases / surgery*
Thoracic Vertebrae*