Carotid-cavernous sinus fistula presenting as a posterior fossa mass. Case report.
The authors report a case in which trigeminal neuralgia and hearing loss developed 14 years after a severe head injury. Arteriography demonstrated a carotid-cavernous sinus fistula producing a large venous mass in the posterior fossa.
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology; D012886:Skull