%0 Case Reports
%T Case report: A cystic capillary hemangioma located at the conus medullaris mimicking hemangioblastoma.
%A Sun J
%A Li J
%A Ayi Z
%A Yang F
%A Hu J
%A Hui X
%A Chen H
%A He J
%J Front Neurol
%V 15
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 38606279
%F 4.086
%R 10.3389/fneur.2024.1350780
%X Capillary hemangiomas, usually found in skin and mucosal tissues, are rarely encountered within the spinal cord, presenting a significant diagnostic challenge. We report a rare case of intradural extramedullary capillary hemangioma at the conus medullaris in a 66-year-old female patient. Our initial diagnosis leaned towards a cystic hemangioblastoma based on MRI findings due to the presence of cystic formation with an enhanced mural nodule. However, surgical exploration and subsequent pathological examination revealed the lesion as a capillary hemangioma. To the authors' knowledge, this case may represent the first documented instance of a spinal capillary hemangioma that mimics a cystic hemangioblastoma.