title: Dural cavernous haemangioma of the anterior cranial fossa.
abstract: Extra-axial cavernous haem angiomas are uncommon lesions histologically identical to cavernomas in other locations. However, their radiological features and clinical behaviour may differ. They are frequently misdiagnosed preoperatively, as they often mimic other tumours. We describe a patient suffering from loss of the sense of smell, due to a cavernous haemangioma implanted in the dura mater of the anterior cranial fossa close to the olfactory bulb. To our knowledge, this is the first patient reported with such a lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Prof. Martin Lagos s/n, Madrid, Spain. rgutierrezgonzalez@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-González
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Casanova-Peño
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Porta-Etessam
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Gregorio R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Boto
mesh_terms: D035262:Cranial Fossa, Anterior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D020786:Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography