title: Cavernous haemangioma in the interpeduncular cistern: case report and review of literature.
abstract: A rare case of a cavernous haemangioma in the interpeduncular cistern is reported. The patient, forty-five year old male presented with excruciating left sided trigeminal neuralgia and diplopia for the past one year. Examination revealed left third and fifth nerve paresis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a well-defined, lobulated tumour in the interpeduncular cistern. The tumour was totally excised through a subtemporal route. Histology of the tumour revealed a cavernous haemangioma. Extracerebral location for a cavernous haemangioma is rare. An interpeduncular cavernous haemangioma has never been reported earlier in literature. The clinical and radiological features are discussed and relevant literature is briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Seth G. S. Medical College and King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India. dmuzumdar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Muzumdar
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bhatjiwale
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Doshi
mesh_terms: D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020786:Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology