Gamma knife radiosurgery for cavernous hemangiomas in the cavernous sinus. Report of three cases.
A cavernous hemangioma occurring in the cavernous sinus is a rare vascular tumor that causes cranial nerve symptoms by direct compression. Surgical removal is often difficult because excessive intraoperative bleeding is expected. These lesions remain a therapeutic challenge even with state-of-the-art treatment modalities. The authors report three cases of cavernous hemangioma occurring in the cavernous sinus that were treated with gamma knife radiosurgery, with a mean patient age of 66 years and a mean tumor volume of 2.3 cm3.
Nakamura
Naoki
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Department of Radiology and Neurosurgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. nnakamur-tky@umin.ac.jp
Shin
Masahiro
M
Tago
Masao
M
Terahara
Atsuro
A
Kurita
Hiroki
H
Nakagawa
Kejichi
K
Ohtomo
Kuni
K
D000368:Aged; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016634:Radiosurgery; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*