Suprasellar cavernous malformation presenting with extensive subarachnoid hemorrhage

E J Escott; D Rubinstein; A G Cajade-Law; C I Sze

doi:10.1007/pl00006048

Suprasellar cavernous malformation presenting with extensive subarachnoid hemorrhage

Neuroradiology. 2001 Apr;43(4):313-6. doi: 10.1007/pl00006048.

Authors

E J Escott¹, D Rubinstein, A G Cajade-Law, C I Sze

Affiliation

¹ Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Ave, Campus Box A034, Denver, CO 80262, USA. edescott@yahoo.com

PMID: 11338416
DOI: 10.1007/pl00006048

Abstract

Cavernous malformations are usually intraparenchymal, extra-axial lesions being uncommon. They have very rarely been reported as the cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage. We present a case of hemorrhage related to a cavernous malformation, unusual in two ways. First, it is rare for an intracranial cavernous malformation to present with massive subarachnoid hemorrhage. Secondly, this cavernous malformation lay in the chiasmatic cistern.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain Neoplasms / complications*
Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms / pathology
Female
Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / complications*
Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / diagnostic imaging
Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / pathology
Humans
Optic Chiasm / diagnostic imaging
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / etiology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed