A rare case of an extra.axial cavernous angioma in the cerebellopontine angle

Rajesh K. Ghanta; Perumallu Tangella; Kalyan Koti; Srinivas Dandamudi

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10.4103/0976-3147.112772

A rare case of an extra.axial cavernous angioma in the cerebellopontine angle

Rajesh K. Ghanta^,, Perumallu Tangella, Kalyan Koti, Srinivas Dandamudi

Department of Neurosurgery, Suraksha Hospital, Vijayawada, India

1 Department of Neurosurgery, Adarsh Hospital, V.L Puram, Rajahmundry, India

2 Departments of Pathology, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

3 Department of Radiology, Suraksha Hospital, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Ghanta Department of Neurosurgery, Suraksha Hospital Anjamma Street, Prajashakti Nagar, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh India ghantarajesh@yahoo.co.in

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Abstract

ABSTRACT

Intracranial extra‑axial cavernous angiomas are rare lesions. We report a rare case of extra‑axial cavernous angioma in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) in a 50‑year‑old male, who presented with lower cranial nerve palsy and gait ataxia. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain showed a hyperdense lesion in the left cerebellopontine angle. The lesion was totally excised by the retrosigmoid approach and a pathological examination confirmed the lesion to be a cavernous angioma. Following surgery, the lower cranial nerve palsy recovered significantly

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Cavernous angioma

cerebellopontine angle

cavernous hemangioma

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[1] Alcantara M. P., Lazarini P. R., Veiga J. C., Barboza E. S., Lancellotti C. L., . Cerebellopontine angle cavernous hemangioma. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2006;72:850.
[Google Scholar]

[2] Sasani M, Bayhan M, Cakiroglu G, Ozer A. F., . Extra Axial Cavernous Hemangioma of the Cerebellopontine Angle With Intratumor Hemorrhage: Case Report and Review. Neurosurgery Quarterly. 2010;20:23-6.
[Google Scholar]

[3] Ohba S, Shimizu K, Shibao S, Nakagawa T, Murakami H, . Cystic cavernous angiomas. Neurosurg Rev. 2010;33:395-400.
[Google Scholar]

[4] Pappas D. G., Schneiderman T. S., Brackmann D. E., Simpson L. C., Chandra-Sekar B, Sofferman R. A., . Cavernous hemangiomas of the internal auditory canal. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1989;101:27-32.
[Google Scholar]

[5] Smirniotopoulos J. G., Yue N. C., Rushing E. J., . Cerebellopontine angle masses: Radiologic-pathologic correlation. Radiographics. 1993;13:1131-47.
[Google Scholar]

[6] Kohan D, Downey L. L., Lim J, Cohen N. L., Elowitz E, . Uncommon lesions presenting as tumors of the internal auditory canal and cerebellopontine angle. Am J Otol. 1997;18:386-92.
[Google Scholar]

[7] Albanese A, Sturiale C. L., D’Alessandris Q. G., Capone G, Maira G, . Calcified extra-axial cavernoma involving lower cranial nerves: Technical case report. Neurosurgery. 2009;64:onsE135-6. (Suppl 3)
[Google Scholar]

[8] Beskonakli E, Kaptanoglu E, Okutan O, Solaroglu I, Taskin Y, . Extra-axial cavernomas of the cerebellopontine angle involving the seventh-eighth nerve complex. Neurosurg Rev. 2002;25:222-4.
[Google Scholar]

[9] Moon K. S., Jung S, Lee K. H., Lee M. C., . Cavernous hemangioma of the abducens nerve: clinical implication of duplicated variants: Case report. Neurosurgery. 2011;69:756-60.
[Google Scholar]

[10] Huang H, Xu K, Qu L, Li Y, Yu J, . Cystic cavernous malformation of the cerebellopontine angle: Case report and literature review. World J Surg Oncol. 2011;9:36.
[Google Scholar]

A rare case of an extra.axial cavernous angioma in the cerebellopontine angle

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ABSTRACT

Keywords

Cavernous angioma

cerebellopontine angle

cavernous hemangioma

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