Congenital Dilation of the Cervical Epidural Venous Plexus: Neuroradiology and Endovenous Management

Abstract

We report a case of a 15-year-old girl suffering from cervicobrachialgia who was admitted to our service due to an enlarged neural foramen suspicious for a neurinoma. The cervical phlebography, however, revealed a space-occupying dilated epidural vein with increased blood supply from the suboccipital venous plexus. Lesions like this are absolutely rare, presumably of congenital origin and have not been described before. The lesion was treated by feeder occlusion applying platinum coils and enbucrilate via the internal jugular vein.

Key words

Congenital - Intervertebral - Foramen - Endovenous embolisation - Epidural venous plexus