SPINAL HEMANGIOMA

Course overview

SPINAL HEMANGIOMAS ARE THE MOST COMMON PRIMARY TUMOR OF THE SPINE. THESE LESIONS ARE OF VASCULAR ORIGIN AND USUALLY INVOLVE A PROLIFERATION OF NORMAL CAPILLARY AND VENOUS STRUCTURES. THESE ARE USUALLY AN INCIDENTAL FINDING FOUND ON RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING OF THE BODY AND SPINE. A MINORITY OF THESE LESIONS CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH SYMPTOMS, PRIMARILY INVOLVING BACK PAIN AND NEUROLOGIC COMPLAINTS WITH SOME ESTIMATES OF 0.9% TO 1.2% BECOMING SYMPTOMATIC. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL HEMANGIOMAS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS AFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION.