PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A.A.K. Abdel Razek
AU  - M. Castillo
TI  - Imaging Lesions of the Cavernous Sinus
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A1398
DP  - 2009 Mar 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 444--452
VI  - 30
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/30/3/444.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/30/3/444.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2009 Mar 01; 30
AB  - SUMMARY: Our aim was to review the imaging findings of relatively common lesions involving the cavernous sinus (CS), such as neoplastic, inflammatory, and vascular ones. The most common are neurogenic tumors and cavernoma. Tumors of the nasopharynx, skull base, and sphenoid sinus may extend to the CS as can perineural and hematogenous metastases. Inflammatory, infective, and granulomatous lesions show linear or nodular enhancement of the meninges of the CS but often have nonspecific MR imaging features. In many of these cases, involvement elsewhere suggests the diagnosis. MR imaging is sensitive for detecting vascular lesions such as carotid cavernous fistulas, aneurysms, and thromboses.