Rare Cervical Intramedullary Cavernous Angioma with Trigeminal Neuralgia and Cervical Itch: Case Report and Review of the Literature
نویسندگان
1 Department of Neurosurgery, Sichuan University,West China Hospital, P. R. China
2 Department of Neurosurgery, Sichuan University,West China Hospital, P. R. China
3 Department of Neurosurgery, Sichuan University,West China Hospital, P. R. China
4 Department of Neurosurgery, Sichuan University,West China Hospital, P. R. China
5 Department of Neurosurgery, Sichuan University,West China Hospital, P. R. China
6 The Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, P. R. China
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چکیده
Introduction: Intramedullary cavernous angioma (ICA) is a rare lesion of the spinal cord, representing only 3% - 5% of centralnervous system lesions. The coexistence of trigeminal neuralgia and refractory itch is very rarely encountered in clinical practice.To our knowledge, a report of an ICA with trigeminal neuralgia and local neuropathic itch has never been published to date. Thus,we present a very interesting case of a C2 ICA.Case Presentation: A 61-year-old female presented with right facial pain for three years, which was exacerbated by accompanyingcervical pain and itch for one month. The patient’s symptoms were relieved after surgery, and there was no recurrence of lesionsone year later.Conclusions: ICA with trigeminal neuralgia and local neuropathic itch is very rarely encountered in clinical practice. As it is not alwaysdiagnosed at first, somepatients miss the best treatment period. Therefore, wecall for emphasis to be placed on early diagnosisand timely surgical treatment.
