Cavernous hemangiomas of the orbital apex with intracranial extension.
Cavernous hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors that usually present as unilateral, intraconal mass lesions in middle-aged women. They may on occasion extend to the orbital apex or have intracranial extension. The authors present three patients with deep apical hemangiomas, two of whom had intracranial extension to the cavernous sinus area.
Mawn
L A
LA
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ontario, Canada.
Jordan
D R
DR
Gilberg
S M
SM
D000328:Adult; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014792:Visual Acuity