Association of a Dolichoectatic Middle Cerebral Artery and an Intracranial Cavernous Hemangioma —Case Report

A normotensive, non-smoking 41-year-old female with a history of generalized seizures from the age of 4 years presented with a left middle cerebral artery (MCA) fusiform aneurysm and an ipsilateral frontal lobe cavernous hemangioma. Surgical exploration demonstrated that the fusiform aneurysm-like l...

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Published in:	Neurologia medico-chirurgica Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 40 - 42
Main Authors:	KANEMOTO, Yukihide, HISANAGA, Manabu, BESSHO, Hironobu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan The Japan Neurosurgical Society 1998
Subjects:	Adult Brain Neoplasms - complications cavernous hemangioma Cerebral Angiography dolichoectasia Female Frontal Lobe Hemangioma, Cavernous - complications Humans Intracranial Aneurysm - complications Intracranial Aneurysm - diagnosis Intracranial Aneurysm - pathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging middle cerebral artery
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Summary:	A normotensive, non-smoking 41-year-old female with a history of generalized seizures from the age of 4 years presented with a left middle cerebral artery (MCA) fusiform aneurysm and an ipsilateral frontal lobe cavernous hemangioma. Surgical exploration demonstrated that the fusiform aneurysm-like lesion was a dolichoectatic MCA with no arteriosclerotic change. The pathogenesis of dolichoectasia is obscure, but the association of a dolichoectatic MCA and an intracranial cavernous hemangioma is suggestive of congenital factors.
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ISSN:	0470-8105 1349-8029
DOI:	10.2176/nmc.38.40