title: Giant cerebral cavernous hemangiomas: a report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Giant cerebral cavernous malformations (GCM) are rare vascular anomalies. They     occur predominantly as solitary lesions in the supratentorial compartment. They     are usually not associated with any other vascular malformations. Clinical     Presentation GCM are common in the second decade, affecting females     predominantly, and occur without familial association. They are all symptomatic     due to their giant size and location. The GCM mimic neoplastic lesions because     of their size and need to be considered in the differential diagnosis. A     complete surgical extirpation is the treatment of choice. Use of intraoperative     neuronavigation, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of fiber tracts and     electrophysiological monitoring assist in safe and total excision of the     lesions. A complete surgical excision of GCM is possible without significant     surgical morbidity and results in long term cure.
authors.affiliation: King Edward Memorial Hospital, Seth GS Medical College, Department of Neurosurgery, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Sukhdeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jhawar
authors.forename: Trimurti
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nadkarni
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D020786:Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D038361:Neuronavigation / Q000379:methods; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult