A cavernous sinus cavernous hemangioma. Case report

J Neurosurg. 1986 Nov;65(5):716-8. doi: 10.3171/jns.1986.65.5.0716.

Abstract

The case of a Turner's syndrome patient with an intracavernous hemangioma is presented. The rarity of this lesion is stressed, as is surgical removal without postoperative deficit, the role of estrogens in the pathogenesis, and the clinical and radiological findings.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cavernous Sinus*
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / complications
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / pathology
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / surgery*
  • Female
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / complications
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / pathology
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Turner Syndrome / complications