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Vertebral Hemangioma 椎体海绵状血管瘤

2019-11-13Brant-ZawadzkiM,ChenMZ,MooreKR

影像诊断与介入放射学 2019年5期
关键词:压脂波点海绵状

Key Facts

Definition: Benign vertebral body vascular tumor.

Classic imaging appearance: Hypodense lesion (CT) with coarse, verticallyoriented trabeculae; hyperintense (MRI) on both T1WI and T2WI.

Most common spinal axis tumor: (1) Incidental lesion identified on imaging performed for unrelated reasons.(2) Rarer presentation (clinical or radiographic) is “aggressive hemangioma”.

Radiographic diagnostic criteria are lesion growth, bone destruction, vertebral collapse, absence of fat in lesion, and active vascular component.

May extend epidurally and cause cord compression.

CT Findings

Best imaging clue: Well-circumscribed, hypodense lesion with coarse vertical trabeculae (“white polka dots”) on axial CT.

Hypodense lesion centered in vertebral body.

Sparse, thickened trabeculae surrounded by hypodense fat.

“Spotted” appearance on axial images.

Aggressive lesions show avid contrast enhancement.

MR Findings

Typical “benign” (fatty stroma) hemangioma: (1) T1WI--hyperintense, with avid contrast enhancement.(2) T2WI--hyperintense.(3) Occasional radiographically benign lesions are isointense or hypointense on T1WI, and difficult to distinguish from metastases.

“Aggressive”(“malignant”) hemangioma: (1)T1WI--isointense to hypointense,with avid contrast enhancement.(2) T2WI--hyperintense.(3) Pathologic fracture or epidural extension common.(4) Clinically aggressive hemangiomas are usually radiographically aggressive as well.

Other Modality Findings

Plain film: Vertebral body lesion with coarse vertical trabeculae resembling corduroy.

Angiography: Normal to hypervascular stain; aggressive lesions stain vividly.

Imaging Recommendations

Both CT and MR can permit a specific diagnosis.MR best demonstratesaggressive characteristics.Sagittal and axial T1WI images most useful to characterize composition.Axial T2WI and enhanced T1WI best for characterizing epidural extent and cord compromise (aggressive lesions).Axial bone algorithm CT is most useful for characteristic features that distinguish hemangioma from metastatic lesion.

Angiography unnecessary unless embolization is being considered.

医学词汇注释与简要讲解

vertebral 椎体的

hemangioma 血管瘤

trabeculae 骨小梁

vertebral collapse 椎体塌陷

epidural 硬膜外的

polka dot 圆点、波点

sparse 稀疏的

stroma 基质

pedicles 椎弓根

STIR sequence 短TI反转恢复序列(压脂)

Stromata= stroma 基质

myelopathy 脊髓病变

radiculopathy 神经根病

vertebroplasty 椎体成形术

Fig 1 Typical (aggressive) hemangioma: a)~c)Axial CT shows a well-circumscribed T10 vertebral lesion with sparse, thickened trabeculae, destructive expansion into the epidural space and strong enhancement.d)Sagittal CT reconstruction.e)T1WI and f)T2WI show an iso-hyperintense T10 vertebral lesion with epidural expansion.

Differential Diagnosis

Vertebral metastases: (1) Characteristically extends into pedicles.(2) Hypointense on T1WI,hypointense to hyperintense(to marrow)on T2WI.(3)T1WI sequence helps distinguish from benign hemangioma.(4) May be difficult to distinguish from “vascular” or“agressive” hemangioma on CT.

Focal Fatty Marrow: (1) Incidental rounded focus of marrow fat that is conspicuous on MRI.(2)STIR sequence will show marked lesion hypointensity.(3)Hemangiomas typically retain some high signal due to vascular components.

Pathology

General Path Comments: (1) Slow growing; (2) Capillary, cavernous or venous origin; (3) Cavernous hemangiomas most common.

Epidemiology: (1) Common 10%-12% of adult population.(2) 25%-30%multiple; particularly in thoracic spine.(3) Peak incidence fourth to sixth decades.(4) Benign lesions M = F; aggressive lesions slightly more commonin women.

Gross Pathologic-Surgical Features: (1) Vast majority confined to vertebral body proper.(2) May be small or occupy entire vertebral body.(3) Uncommonly involve posterior elements/pedicles (10%-15%).(4) Thoracic lesions are more often aggressive than at other locations.

Microscopic Features: (1) Benign lesions show mature, thin-walled, endothelium-lined capillary and cavernous sinuses interspersed among sparse,osseous trabeculae and fatty stromata.(2) Aggressive lesions contain less fat and more vascular stromata.

Clinical Issues

Presentation: (1) Benign hemangiomas are incidentally discovered.(2) Symptomatic (aggressive) hemangiomas present with intense, localized spinal pain,myelopathy and/or radiculopathy from osseous expansion, pathologic fracture, and/or epidural extension.

Treatment: (1) Benign (fatty) hemangiomas--no treatment necessary.(2)Aggressive hemangiomas--first-line therapy is vertebroplasty in conjunction with embolization and surgery as needed.

Prognosis: (1) Benign (fatty) hemangiomas--incidental lesions, excellent prognosis.(2) Aggressive vascular hemangiomas--variable depending on size of lesion, degree of epidural extension, and presence/absence of cord compression.

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