title: Carotid cavernous fistula in CNS choriocarcinoma.
abstract: Carotid artery-cavernous sinus fistulas (CCFs) are infrequently reported in the pediatric population, and are rarely reported in conjunction with CNS neoplasms. The authors present a 7-year-old girl with CNS choriocarcinoma who acutely developed left eye proptosis and conjunctival injection. Computed tomography angiography revealed a CCF, which was endovascularly embolized with detachable coils. There may be a direct cause-and-effect relationship between choriocarcinoma and development of CCFs.
authors: Medical University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
authors: Cynthia Tallent
authors: CT
authors: Lawton
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Deveikis
authors: Zoran
authors: Z
authors: Rumboldt
authors: Gerald
authors: G
authors: Tuite
authors: Maryellen
authors: M
authors: Cavalier
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D020216:Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy