title: Cavernous angioma of the cavernous sinus: imaging findings.
abstract: Cavernous angiomas (cavernomas) of the cavernous sinus are uncommon, with only scattered reports in literature. Unlike their parenchymatous counterparts, they are intensely enhancing para-sellar masses, iso/hypointense in T1- and hyperintense in T2-weighted images. Differential diagnosis with para-sellar meningiomas and schwannomas can be difficult. We report three cases of this condition, describing findings of diffusion-weighted imaging in this kind of lesion for the first time in literature.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Santa Lucia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jose Luiz Furtado de
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.forename: Sergio Lopes
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Viana
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumine
authors.forename: Renato Faria E
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Maria Angelica de Carvalho Barbosa
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Viana
authors.forename: Flavia Mendes de Oliveira
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Freitas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008875:Middle Aged; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed