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Giant cerebellar cavernous malformation in 4-month-old boy. Case report and review of the literature
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Second Faculty of Medicine with the English Division and the Physiotherapy Division, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
- Acibadem Hospital, Department of Pathology, Istanbul/TURKEY, 34718 Istanbul, Türkiye
- department of neurosurgery
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Abstract
Cavernous malformations (CMs) are rare vascular lesions that affect 0.4–0.9% of the population. The diagnosis of CMs is simple in most typical cases although some lesions may present unusual imaging features: localization, signal intensity, or size. Extremely rare giant CMs can mimic neoplastic lesion because of their size. We report a case of giant cerebellar CM that is more than 6 cm in size, diagnosed in 4-month-old boy. We discuss magnetic resonance findings and histopathological features of this lesion.
Abstract
Cavernous malformations (CMs) are rare vascular lesions that affect 0.4–0.9% of the population. The diagnosis of CMs is simple in most typical cases although some lesions may present unusual imaging features: localization, signal intensity, or size. Extremely rare giant CMs can mimic neoplastic lesion because of their size. We report a case of giant cerebellar CM that is more than 6 cm in size, diagnosed in 4-month-old boy. We discuss magnetic resonance findings and histopathological features of this lesion.
Keywords
magnetic resonance imaging, cerebellum, children, giant cerebellar cavernous malformation
Title
Giant cerebellar cavernous malformation in 4-month-old boy. Case report and review of the literature
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Pages
595-600
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DOI
10.5114/ninp.2013.39078
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2013;47(6):595-600.
Keywords
magnetic resonance imaging
cerebellum
children
giant cerebellar cavernous malformation
Authors
Elżbieta Jurkiewicz
Beata Marcinska
Katarzyna Malczyk
Wiesława Grajkowska
Paweł Daszkiewicz
Marcin Roszkowski