[Primary intraosseous cavernous hemangioma in anterior clinoid process].
Primary intraosseous cavernous hemangiomas (PICHs) are rare tumors, and there are no previous reports of cases with a tumor at the anterior clinoid process. We report a case of a PICH at the anterior clinoid process in a 66-year-old female presenting with headaches and visual impairment. CT and MR imaging showed a mass in the anterior clinoid process. The lesion showed hyperintensity on T1- and T2-weighted imaging, and gadolinium was homogenously enhanced. The lesion was removed surgically, and histologically confirmed as a cavernous hemangioma. Preoperative examinations could not provide a definitive diagnosis. A brief clinical and radiological review of the literature is presented.
Yamashita
Taro
T
Department of Neurosurgery, Sapporo Medical University, S1W17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan. neu091@poh.osaka-med.ac.jp
Mikami
Takeshi
T
Minamida
Yoshihiro
Y
Baba
Takeo
T
Houkin
Kiyohiro
K
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013100:Sphenoid Bone; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D005682:Gadolinium