Cavernous hemangioma of the skull: surgical treatment without craniectomy.
The authors report the case of a large cranial cavernous hemangioma that was treated using embolization and craniotomy with preservation of the outer cranial table. A 3-year follow-up demonstrated no recurrence. Results in this case suggest that cavernous hemangiomas of the cranium may be safely and effectively treated without craniectomy in some cases.
Nasrallah
Ilya M
IM
Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. nasralli@uphs.upenn.edu
Hayek
Reyaad
R
Duhaime
Ann-Christine
AC
Stotland
Mitchell A
MA
Mamourian
Alexander C
AC
D000293:Adolescent; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000473:pathology; D003399:Craniotomy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008576:Meningeal Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed