Fact-sheet: Spinal cord cavernous malformation
  • Spinal cord cavernous malformation
  • Spinal cord cavernous angioma


Updated on 01/06/2023 at 11:49 AM

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Definition

Cavernous malformations of the spinal cord are rare.

More than half occur at the thoracic level. Second most common site: cervical cord

CT

Often occult

MRI

  • Rounded heterogeneous lesion on T1 and T2, with variable signal depending on the age of the hemorrhagic components
  • Peripheral T2 hypointense rim with blooming artifact on T2* (hemosiderin)
  • Gadolinium-enhanced T1: possible mild contrast enhancement
  • Minimal cord swelling and edema except in cases of recent hemorrhage