title: Diffuse sphenoid bone cavernous hemangioma presenting during pregnancy.
abstract: We present a case of diffuse sphenoid bone cavernous hemangioma in a 22-year-old primigravid woman. Her disease first manifested clinically as progressively decreasing vision in her left eye during her third trimester of pregnancy. We also discuss the known causes and some theoretical causes of cavernous hemangioma enlargement during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Palacios
authors.forename: Sheryl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rincon
authors.forename: Kamal R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011859:Radiography; D013100:Sphenoid Bone; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult