What is vertebral hemangioma
vertebra Hemangioma is a vascular benign tumor that develops in the vertebral body. Represents the intertwining of vascular cavities filled with blood. Are formed in small blood vessels.
As reported by portal : Hemangioma of the vertebra can develop for quite a long time without showing any symptoms. Most often, in the early stages, the disease is diagnosed by the examination of the spine for other diseases by accident.
Can develop from childhood, but most often it appears in people middle aged or older. Women are 5-7 times more often than men. Hemangioma usually affects the vertebral body, it is rarely multiple. Most often the disease occurs in the vertebrae of the thoracic spine, less frequently observed its manifestation in the cervical and lumbar.
symptoms of hemangioma
hemangioma can Occur in the vertebral body of any of the divisions (cervical, thoracic, lumbar) of the spine. Depending on the division impression, the hemangioma is classified according to the number of the vertebra in which it develops.
Quite often you may hear terms such as “hemangioma L1 (L2, L3, or L4 TH4) vertebra” and to understand what it is, you need to know features of the structure of the spine. From neck to tailbone classification of the disease looks like, according to the list below. A tumor in the cervical spine appears as a hemangioma of the vertebral bodies C6 and C7. With the defeat of one of the vertebrae of the thoracic spine, most often observed hemangioma of vertebral body such as: TH2, TH4, TH10, TH11, TH12. The development of the disease in the lumbar spine is manifested in hemangioma of the body of one of the vertebrae: L1, L2, L3, L4, L5. Very rarely seen the disease in the lumbosacral spine, it is carried out in the form of hemangioma of the body of vertebra S1 - S5.
Most often the disease is manifested in the thoracic and upper lumbar spine, in the body of one of the vertebrae: L1, L2, L3, L4 and TH12. Other departments and vertebrae are likely to develop the disease is quite rare.
causes of hemangioma
the causes of hemangioma of the vertebra have not thoroughly investigated. The main version of the occurrence of benign vascular tumors in the vertebral body is abnormalities in the development of the vessels at the time of formation of the circulatory system. This happens even during the formation of the embryo. This conclusion was made in connection with the supervision of a hemangioma of the skin in newborn babies. The cause of developmental disorders of the vascular system in the period of its formation in the fetus called the possible transfer of the mother in early pregnancy acute respiratory infections, medication.
On the basis of such findings, hemangioma vertebra belongs to the category of congenital diseases. Other causes of the disease include:
the- local hypoxia (low oxygen content) vascular tissue;
- increased blood levels of estrogen (the female hormone);
- high blood pressure in the blood vessels;
- obtaining a private injuries that trigger the formation of vascular cavities;
- physical illness, leading to disruption of the structure of the vessels.
To accurately identify the causes of the need to hold a series of in-depth studies of the disease. To date, specialists have no corresponding target medical equipment, so to get more data about the disease and the causes of its emergence, impossible.
theTreatment of haemangioma
the Process of treatment of vertebral hemangiomas involves several steps. First of all, if you are experiencing symptoms or incidental discovery of a lesion in the vertebrae, it is necessary to determine its character. This can be as a vertebral hemangioma and metastases, passing later into a malignant tumor. When diagnosing the tumor as benign - hemangioma, first assigned to several surveys, for the purpose of monitoring the condition of the tumor and vertebra. Also conducted an additional survey of the affected vertebra for compression fracture.
If the results of the surveys, the data show that the size and dynamics of tumor growth are within the normal range, the patient is assigned to only regular monitoring of her condition. The most common and reliable way of diagnosing and monitoring of the hemangioma of a vertebral body is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT).
When observing an aggressive vertebral hemangioma (large growth rate, dangerously large sizes), treatment.
To the methods of treatment include:
the- injection sclerotomy substances;
- radiation therapy
- percutaneous vertebroplasty.
In the later stages of the disease, compression fracture or rupture of the tumor may need surgery to remove shards of bone tissue and stop bleeding. Otherwise, treatment of a hemangioma vertebra is procedural, constant monitoring of the device CT.
tumor Sclerosing is the treatment of hemangioma vertebra by injection. In the tumor and neighboring tissue make a number of inoculations of rubbing alcohol. Ethyl alcohol acts on the tumor cells, stopping their growth, and leads to the hardening of the entire tumor. The procedure is quite simple and, despite the soreness is effective. But, in its application there is a risk of inflammatory processes.
Radiation therapy is widely used when dealing with hemangioma vertebra in the early stages of tumor development. Treatment is that the affected vertebra receives the stream of charged particles that stop the formation of new cells of the tumor and its growth, and contribute to a gradual regression of the tumor. The disadvantage of this method is that it only affects the soft tissue and, in the case of the impression of a tumor of the bone formations, he's powerless.
percutaneous vertebroplasty involves the introduction into the vertebral body bone cement. This procedure is used when thinning hemangioma of vertebral bone tissue. Used to prevent compression of the fracture. Performed under local anesthesia and the control of computer tomography. Used, including in the treatment of atypical hemangioma of the vertebra.
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