title: Multiple cavernous hemangiomas of the skull associated with hepatic lesions. Case report.
abstract: A 55-year-old woman presented with multiple calvarial cavernous hemangiomas manifesting as right frontal swelling. Craniography and computed tomography showed an osteolytic lesion. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated multiple intraosseous lesions, and radioisotope bone scintigraphy identified even more numerous lesions. Total resection of the right frontal lesion and cranioplasty was performed. Histological examination confirmed the lesion as a cavernous hemangioma. Computed tomography of the abdomen revealed multiple hepatic lesions, which might be cavernous hemangiomas. Cavernous hemangioma is a rare bony tumor that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of skull tumors. A patient with multiple cavernous hemangiomas should undergo systemic examination to look for latent lesions, and regular follow-up examinations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tonami General Hospital, 1-61 Shintomi-cho, Tonami, Toyama, Japan. yacchan1218@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasagawa
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akai
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Tooru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masuoka
authors.forename: Shoutarou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itou
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oohashi
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iizuka
mesh_terms: D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate