title: Congenital cavernous hemangioma of the skull.
abstract: Calvarial cavernous hemangiomas (CHs) comprise 0.2% of benign neoplasms of the     skull and frequently occur in the second and fourth decades. Their occurrence in     infancy is extremely rare and they can initially be misdiagnosed as cephal     hematoma or caput succadeneum that can occur due to the birth trauma, but trauma     is not a predisposing factor. CT scan is more helpful than other neuro-imaging     studies and untreated CHs of the skull may show progression. Only two cases of     congenital primary CH of the skull without intracranial invasion have been     reported in the literature. Herewith we reported a 4-month-old infant operated     on due to a CH of the parietal bone and discussed the diagnostic and therapeutic     modalities.
authors.affiliation: Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Alanya/Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yucel
authors.forename: Hampar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akkaya
authors.forename: Doga
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gürkanlar
authors.forename: Tarkan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ergun
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D020786:Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor