Interosseous Hemangiomia

[distressedmom98]

Can anyone tell me what this means.....in reference to an MRI for MS.

[Fluffysmom]

Hi, I have a hemangioma in my C-4 vertebrae that is so large it almost fills the whole thing!  It was first noticed in 2000, and was pronounced benign.

When I started having weird symptoms in Feb. of this year, it really lit up my MRI films, and startled this little old neurosurgeon I was seeing for my lumbar spine (who wanted films of my whole spine).  He wanted to send my films to a colleague, but I figured my insurance wouldn't cover it and everyone else thinks its benign.

When I first got symptoms that sent me to a neurologist, I had terrible headaches along with my tremors, so I was concerned that my hemangioma might be doing something after all, but my brain MRI showed lots of little lesions, and everyone just noted the hemangioma as incidental.

Be well,

Kathy

[distressedmom98]

Thanks, sounds like good info

[Quixotic1]

Lulu is correct.  It is not uncommon to see hemangiomas (benign growths of blood vessels) in vertebrea.  For the importance of the one mentioned in your MRI you should ask your doctor and if he isn't sure, get a second opinion.  Although hemangiomas are benign (not cancer) they sometimes cause problems by crowding out other tissues.

Quix

[jensequitur]

Whups!  Should have deleted that last paragraph - sorry, that's probably confusing.

[jensequitur]

Suzanne,

according to wiki answers, a interosseous hemangioma is


"A benign skin lesion that includes or elevates blood vessels, in this case located between two bones."

I hope you will take the time to start a new thread to introduce yourself and ask questions.  Being at the end of this old post many people may not look at it.

Be well, Lulu

[Wobbly]

sorry, can't help with this...did you google it??