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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2012; 02(03): 30-32
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703586
Case Report

QUADRIPAERESIS - A RARE CASE OF EPITHELOID HAEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA.

Deepak Hegde
1   Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Deralkatte, Mangalore - 575 018, India.
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Vikram Shetty
2   Department of Orthopaedics, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Deralkatte, Mangalore - 575 018, India.
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J. P. Shetty
3   Department of Orthopaedics, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Deralkatte, Mangalore - 575 018, India.
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Sandeep Kini B.
4   Department of Orthopaedics, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Deralkatte, Mangalore - 575 018, India.
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Abstract

A 62 yr old male presented with complaints of neck pain associated with weakness of both upper and lower limbs for 2 months.Weakness began with upper limb progressing to involve the lower limbs.

X-ray cervical spine showed C7 vertebral collapse with decreased joint spaces.MRI scan showed compression collapse of C7 vertebral body, thecal sac narrowing & cord changes at this level.C7 corpectomy and biopsy with anterior fusion with bone graft and instrumentation was performed revealing mass around C7 vertebra.Histology revealed fragments of cartilage, bone, & vascular tumorcomposed of well formed vessels lined by cuboidal to hobnail endothelium. Focal areas showed lymphocytic infiltration and occasional benign giant cells suggestive of haemangioendothelioma. The purpose is to present a rare tumour occurring at an unusual site presenting as cervical myelopathy.

Keywords

Quadriparesis - Haemangioendothelioma


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