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case_images: Sagittal MRI T1-weighted (A), T2-weighted (B), STIR
  (C) and T1-weighted sequences with fat saturation following
  intravenous contrast injection (D) demonstrating an elongated, expansile
  well-delimited lesion with regular contour, located in the epidural space of the
  posterior region of the dorsal spine, extending from D5 to D7. The lesion presents
  intermediate signal on T1-, marked hypersignal on T2-weighted and STIR sequences,
  with intense and homogeneous contrast enhancement, suggestive of hemangioma. Such a
  tumor causes remarkable narrowing of the rachidian canal, determining high signal
  intensity in the spinal cord (better visualized on STIR sequences) due to compressive
  myelopathy.
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case_images: Such a lesion determined a significant narrowing of the rachidian canal and medullary compression on the corresponding segments, with consequential medullary hypersignal on T2-weighted and STIR sequences compatible with compressive myelopathy (Figure 1).