Painful ophthalmoplegia caused by hemangiopericytoma of the cavernous sinus.
Progressive, painful ophthalmoplegia developed in a 34-year-old man. MRI scan revealed an enhancing mass in the left cavernous sinus. Histologic examination of resected tumor revealed reticulin staining and cytologic features of hemangiopericytoma. Characteristics of intracranial hemangiopericytoma are reviewed.
McCall
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Department of Ophthalmology, Shaw Air Force Base Hospital, South Carolina, USA.
Wagenhorst
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D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D005682:Gadolinium; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*
D005682:Gadolinium