Cavernous angioma of the pineal region.
The pineal region is one of the most rare localizations of intracranial cavernous angiomas, with only 8 cases reported up today. The Authors report a case of cavernous angioma of such localization and review the pertinent literature. Magnetic resonance allows the correct diagnosis of cavernous malformations on the basis of their typical aspect, even in the absence of histological verification. We suggest that this imaging technique will allow to identify more frequently pineal cavernomas preoperatively, thus avoiding useless irradiation.
Donati
P
P
Institute of Neurosurgery, 2nd School of Medicine, University of Naples.
Maiuri
F
F
Gangemi
M
M
Gallicchio
B
B
Sigona
L
L
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed