Cavernous hemangioma of Meckel's cave. Case report

J Neurosurg. 1988 Apr;68(4):645-7. doi: 10.3171/jns.1988.68.4.0645.

Abstract

A case of a cavernous hemangioma located within Meckel's cave and involving the gasserian ganglion is described in a patient presenting with facial pain and a trigeminal nerve deficit. Although these lesions have been reported to occur in the middle fossa, this is believed to be the first case of such a vascular malformation arising solely from within Meckel's cave.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Dura Mater*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / pathology*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed