Hemangioma

Question 1

Hemangioma description

Answer 1

OLD (>40 yo)

Question 2

Hemangioma pain?

Answer 2

Most painless, path fx rare

Question 3

Hemangioma location

Answer 3

Vertebra (75% spine or skull); MC benign tumor of the spine

Question 4

Hemangioma plain film

Answer 4

Vertical striations, lytic, corduroy cloth. In the skull = round/oval sunburst striations

Question 5

Hemangioma ddx

Answer 5

Paget’s (has thickened cortex & common body expansion; can be multiple lesions), osteoporosis

Question 6

Hemangioma malignant/refer

Answer 6

None, unless path fx (rare)