title: Dural arteriovenous fistula associated with meningioma: spontaneous disappearance after tumor removal.
abstract: A 45-year-old woman presented with a non-dominant transverse-sigmoid sinus dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF) associated with convexity meningioma on the same side. The dural AVF disappeared spontaneously after surgical removal of the meningioma, even though there was no manipulation of the dural AVF. Dural AVFs are usually acquired lesions, and may develop after trauma, surgery, and dural sinus thrombosis. Dural AVFs of the acquired origins are rarely associated with brain tumor. Dural AVFs associated with a tumor may develop even in the absence of sinus occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Sungnam, ROK. jyahn@cha.ac.kr
authors.forename: Jung Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Byung-Hee
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yong Jae
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Jin Yang
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: Kyu Sung
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous