What doctor treats spinal hemangiomas?

As tumors of blood vessels, hemangiomas have an extremely robust blood supply. When a hemangioblastoma requires surgical treatment, the neurosurgeon will often need to “map” the blood supply through a specialized study known as an angiogram. This will aid in surgical planning.

How are spinal hemangiomas diagnosed?

To diagnose a spinal hemangioma, you might need an MRI or CT scan to look for damage to your nerves, spinal column or spinal canal, as well as compression of your spinal cord. Your doctor may also prescribe an X-ray to look for a specific honeycomb- or lattice-shaped mass within your bone.

Why do I have hemangiomas on my spine?

Hemangiomas, Benign: Hemangiomas are non-cancerous (benign) tumors made of abnormal blood vessels. They are common and can occur anywhere in the body. Most hemangiomas of bone are in the spine and are found more often with advancing age.

Can spinal hemangiomas be misdiagnosed?

Unfortunately, not all hemangiomas have the typical appearance, and they can mimic metastases on routine MR imaging. These are generally referred to as atypical hemangiomas and can result in misdiagnosis and ultimately additional imaging, biopsy, and unnecessary costs.

Do spinal hemangiomas grow?

Benign Spinal Tumors Hemangiomas, Aggressive: A variant of benign hemangiomas, aggressive hemangiomas can increase in size and extend outside the bone into the soft tissue. These may require treatment in some instances.

How common are Haemangiomas?

About one in every ten babies has a haemangioma. They are more common in girls, in premature babies, low birth weight babies and multiple births, such as twins, triplets and quadruplets.

Do Haemangiomas go away?

At around 1 year of age, the hemangioma begins to slowly shrink and fade in color. This happens over the next 1 to 10 years. Many go away completely during this time. By the time a child is 5 years old, half of all hemangiomas will be flat and lighter in color.