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8836282

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
Cavernous haemangiomas rarely occur in the pineal region, only eight histologically verified cases have been reported to date. Clinically and radiographically, they are often confused with other tumours of the pineal region, particularly germ cell tumours. When radiotherapy is performed without the benefit of biopsy, cavernous haemangiomas as well as other radioresistant neoplasms may be unnecessarily treated. We report two surgically treated cases of cavernous haemangioma of the pineal region, and comment upon one treated by shunt placement alone. Two cases were associated with an adjacent venous malformation. In all instances, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) permitted a correct pre-operative diagnosis. We conclude that surgical exploration and total resection is the treatment of choice when the diagnosis of cavernous haemangioma is suspected on the basis of neuro-imaging. A conservative attitude is justifiable in the case of elderly patients with a higher surgical risk.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-6268
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
138
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
678-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Cavernous haemangioma of the pineal region.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, I.R.C.C.S., S. Raffaele, University of Milano, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports