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Cement Leakage in a Symptomatic Vertebral Hemangioma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Presented by:	Cases Journal / Dimitrios S Evangelopoulos, Panos Kontovazenitis, Konstantinos Kokkinis, Michalis Glynos, Dimitrios S Korres and George Sapkas
Summary points:	This report describes the case of a 50-year-old male who experienced cement leakage following percutaneous vertebroplasty at the level of T8. Initial vertebroplasty and cement removal plus laminectomy and posterior stabilisation are described; several images are provided. The authors describe the incidence, epidemiology, and symptoms of hemangiomas and discuss treatment options and related complications.
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