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To highlight the potential misdiagnosis of benign extradural vascular neoplasms as lumbar disc herniation causing radiculopathy.

Benign extradural vascular neoplasm mimicking lumbar disc herniation: a case presenting with L5 radiculopathy

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To highlight the potential misdiagnosis of benign extradural vascular neoplasms as lumbar disc herniation causing radiculopathy.
Patient case study of a 47-year-old woman with a three-year history of low back pain and leg pain.
Imaging assessed via lumbar MRI indicating a right-sided L5–S1 lesion.
Surgical exploration conducted to excise the lesion and obtain histopathological examination.
The imaging was initially interpreted as an extruded disc fragment but revealed a highly vascular extradural mass.
Histopathological examination confirmed the lesion as a benign vascular neoplasm.
Postoperatively, the patient showed complete resolution of radiculopathy symptoms.

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Case presentation reveals vascular neoplasm causing radiculopathy, suggesting need for accurate diagnosis.

Durak et al. (2026) studied this question.

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