Hemangiomas located over the lumbosacral spine may be associated with spinal dysraphism or other underlying congenital anomalies associated with LUMBAR syndrome. Segmental lesions, like the one depicted above, that span the midline and are flat or telangiectatic in appearance are of greatest concern. MRI is the preferred study for closed spinal dysraphism.
LUMBAR: lower-body hemangioma and other cutaneous defects, urogenital anomalies, ulceration, malformations of the spinal cord, bony deformities, anorectal malformations, arterial anomalies, and renal anomalies; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.
