Expansile lumbar vertebral hemangioma

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Dorso-lumbar back pain for several months.

Patient Data

Age: 35
Gender: Male

The L1 vertebra shows signal changes typical of intraosseous hemangioma. It is also distinctly larger than its neighbors.

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