Cavernous angiomas of the cranial nerves. Report of two cases.
Two cavernous hemangiomas arising in the third and eighth cranial nerves, respectively, and presenting as space-occupying lesions are reported. The tumors posed problems in the preoperative differential diagnosis. The main clinicopathological features of these tumors are discussed.
Department of Pathology, Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
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Matias-Guiu
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Alejo
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Sole
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Ferrer
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Noboa
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Bartumeus
D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed