title: Dilated venous plexus of the hypoglossal canal mimicking disease.
abstract: This article describes a case of prominent emissary veins of the hypoglossal canal protruding into the cerebellomedullary cistern mimicking disease, such as a nerve sheath tumor. The diagnosis and differentiation in this instance were confirmed by MR angiography and a review of alternative imaging planes. A diagnosis of hypoglossal canal lesions should be made with caution, as these lesions are quite rare, and vascular anomalies, such as those described, may mimic disease in this region.
authors.affiliation: MRI Unit, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Australia.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Stuckey
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology*