title: Transformation of a cranial fusiform aneurysm into a pseudotumoral-like mass prior to spontaneous occlusion and regression.
abstract: This report documents the evolution of a non-ruptured cranial fusiform aneurysm that underwent both spontaneous occlusion and regression. During this process, unique images of the aneurysm as a pseudotumoral-like mass were obtained. The pseudotumoral-like mass most likely reflected inflammation and secondary neovascularization within the aneurysm, supporting the theory that spontaneous aneurysmal healing involves an inflammatory process.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montréal; Montréal, Quebec, Canada. evank123@hotmail.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kalin-Hajdu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guilbert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous