The Journal of the Association of Physicians of Tamil Nadu Issue 2
An Interesting Rare Case of Compressive Myelopathy
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Volume 4,
Issue 2
,
June 2025
,
Pages 45-48
The journal is published as a quarterly issue.
AUTHORS
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
T.V. Devarajan
HISTORY
Available Online: June 2025
ABSTRACT
An interesting case of paraparesis due to compression by a spinal meningioma was investigated and taken up for surgery. Intraoperatively, we were surprised to find a large hematoma, likely related to a forgotten trivial injury. And this patient recovered near completely after evacuation of clot. This case is reported for its rarity, large spinal hematoma mimicking a meningioma with a good recovery. The incidence (1,000,000) of spinal hematoma presenting as meningioma after a forgotten trivial injury is rare.
KEYWORDS
Compression Myelopathy, Hematoma, Surgical Decompression
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© 2025 Association of Physicians of India-Tamilnadu State Chapter. Published by Dr. Vijay Viswanathan.