An Unusual Case of a Thrombosed Giant Distal PICA Aneurysm Simulating a Large Cavernous Angioma
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
;
: 155-158, 2008.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-191655
ABSTRACT
A 64-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with a one-month history of progressive headache. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a hemorrhagic mass adjacent to the left inferior cerebellar hemisphere associated with a peripheral rim of signal void. Angiography demonstrated an avascular mass and the provisional diagnosis was a large cavernous angioma in the cerebellum. Intraoperative findings revealed a thrombosed giant aneurysm of the left distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA). We report an unusual case of a completely thrombosed giant aneurysm simulating a large cavernous angioma in the cerebellum. The cerebellar cisternal location of the mass may be a clue for the pre-operative diagnosis of an aneurysm.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Arteries
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Angiography
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Pica
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Cerebellum
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Caves
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Headache
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Hemangioma, Cavernous
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Aneurysm
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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