Epitheloid Haemangioma of Spine - A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature

Abstract

Introduction: Epitheloid hemangioma (EH) of spine is a rare vascular disease. Haemangiomas are tumours typically composed of thin walled blood vessels, of which EH is an infrequent variation. The exact incidence of EH is not known. EH, though is considered to be benign disease it can be locally aggressive. EH most commonly affects the integumentary system. IT most commonly involves liver, lungs and bones. Here we report a 25 years old male with complete work up for EH including clinical data, MRI spine, surgical, histopathological information and adjuvant radiation therapy following surgical management. In addition to the case report, we reviewed literature on EH of bones. Case Report: A 25 years old male came to our emergency department with complaints of severe lower back pain. He also complained of difficulty in walking for the past 3 months. MRI Lumbosacral (LS) with whole spine screening was done 1 month back and it showed Multifocal vertebral lesions involving D4, D5, D6 vertebra predominantly in posterior elements, expansion of the transverse processes and involvement of costochondral junction, left 5th rib with extensive soft tissue component indenting on the pleura. He was seen by Neurosurgery team at our hospital and was planned for surgical decompression and stabilisation of D4-D6 vertebrae. He underwent D3 to D6 laminectomy and stabilization under general anaesthesia. Final histopathology along with IHC correlation was suggestive of Epitheloid Hemangioma. Case was discussed in our hospital multidisciplinary tumor board and was planned for adjuvant radiotherapy (RT). Then he received adjuvant radiotherapy total dose (TD) 45 Gray (Gy) to D3-D6 region. Post treatment 6 months, his power is improved and is near normal. Conclusion: To summarize our case appears as a typical features of EH like young male patient, lytic lesions with sclerotic rim, IHC confirmation

Keywords

• : epitheloid hemangioma, radiotherapy, ihc.