Cavernous angioma of the cavernous sinus: imaging findings

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Jose Luiz Furtado De Mendonça²  Sergio Lopes Viana¹  Makoto Matsumine¹  Renato Faria E Silva¹  Maria Angelica De Carvalho Barbosa Viana¹  Flavia Mendes De Oliveira Freitas¹ 

[1] ,Hospital Santa Lucia

关键词: cavernous angioma;    cavernous sinus;    magnetic resonance imaging;    computed tomography;    angiography;    angioma cavernoso;    seio cavernoso;    ressonância magnética;    tomografia computadorizada;    arteriografia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2004000600013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Cavernous angiomas (cavernomas) of the cavernous sinus are uncommon, with only scattered reports in literature. Unlike their parenchymatous counterparts, they are intensely enhancing para-sellar masses, iso/hypointense in T1- and hyperintense in T2-weighted images. Differential diagnosis with para-sellar meningiomas and schwannomas can be difficult. We report three cases of this condition, describing findings of diffusion-weighted imaging in this kind of lesion for the first time in literature.

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