Intracranial cavernous angioma in the dura.
Cavernous malformations located in the dura are rare. We present a case of a large cavernous malformation located in the anterior fossa and implanted in the dura of a pregnant woman. It showed great vascularization on an angiogram, and resembled a meningioma on computed tomographic scan. The operation was difficult because of the tumor's great vascularity and profuse bleeding.
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Service of Neurosurgery, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
Roda
J M
JM
Alvarez
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F
Muñoz
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J
García
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Blázquez
M G
MG
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed