Abstract:Introduction Vertebral hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors of the spine, having an incidence of 10-12% in the general population. They are asymptomatic, incidental findings in the vast majority of patients; however, in rare cases, they can expand to cause neural compression. Aggressive lesions of this sort are most commonly found in the thoracic spine, and expansion leads to the subacute development of myelopathy. Case Report The authors report a rare case of aggressive vertebral hemangioma at the T1… Show more
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