Intraventricular cavernoma

ABSTRACT

Intraventricular cavernoma is rare; only 45 cases have been reported in the literature. Magnetic resonance imaging has wildly contributed in the diagnosis and the surgical approach. Case file We report a 45-year-old man presenting with syndrome of intracranial hypertesion and retrograde amnesia for one year. CT scan and MRI revealed an intraventricular tumour, which was responsible for active hydrocephalus. A ventriculo-peritoneal shunt was performed and a stereotactic biopsy allowed the diagnosis of cavernoma. Post operative follow-up was uneventful, the patient rests asymptomatic. Ventricular cavernoma is rare and should be suspected in atypical localisations in order to chosse the best surgical approach. The author attack the attention to that rare localisation of cavernoma and for its hemorrhagic risles