Growing patterns of cavernous angioma in the fourth ventricle. Case report

J Neurosurg Sci. 1998 Dec;42(4):221-5.

Abstract

Cavernous malformations are vascular lesions that occur in all parts of the central nervous system but most commonly in the cerebral hemispheres; unusually they may be found along the midline (basal ganglia, pineal region or brain stem), into the ventricle possibly encroaching upon the fourth and third ventricle. We report a case of midline cavernomas of the IV ventricle, that grew to large size in-time, demonstrating the capacity for rapid expansion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / diagnosis*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neoplasm, Residual / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasm, Residual / surgery
  • Reoperation
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed