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Fulltext Cavernous hemangioma mimicking anterior jugular vein phlebectesia

Irfan M, Idayu MY, Venkatesh RN

Med J Malaysia, 2010 Mar;65(1):68-9.
PMID: 21265254 MyJurnal

Cavernous hemangioma is a vascular tumor composed of large dilated blood vessels and containing large blood-filled spaces. The formation is due to dilation and thickening of the walls of the capillary loops. Most cavernous hemangiomas present at birth or soon after. On the other hand, jugular phlebectasia is an abnormal benign sacculofusiform dilatation of jugular veins. It should be considered as one of the differential diagnosis of neck swelling. Majority of the reported cases occurred in a young child. We reported a case of an elderly woman who was diagnosed clinically as anterior jugular vein phlebectesia. Histologically the mass turned out to be a cavernous hemangioma.

Matched MeSH terms: Hemangioma, Cavernous/pathology*
Fulltext Bleeding small bowel cavernous haemangioma following blunt trauma to the abdomen presenting as subacute intestinal obstruction in a child

Abdul Aziz DA, Khandasamy Y, Tamba RP, Zaki FM

BMJ Case Rep, 2011;2011.
PMID: 22679168 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4672

The authors report a case of a 6-year-old girl who developed subacute intestinal obstruction after a trivial blunt trauma to her abdomen. Her normal vital signs masked the presence of intestinal bleeding. An incidental finding at surgery of a haematomatous polypoid vascular growth of the ileum was subsequently confirmed to be cavernous haemangioma of the small bowel. Surgical resection was curative in this patient.

Matched MeSH terms: Hemangioma, Cavernous/diagnosis; Hemangioma, Cavernous/etiology*; Hemangioma, Cavernous/surgery
Fulltext Third ventricular cavernous angioma

Zakaria MA, Abdullah JM, George JP, Mutum SS, Lee NN

Med J Malaysia, 2006 Jun;61(2):229-32.
PMID: 16898318 MyJurnal

Third ventricular cavernous angiomas are rare vascular malformations of the brain. We report an eight-year old boy with a rare third ventricular cavernous angioma that hemorrhaged presenting with symptoms of acute hydrocephalus. Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) showed a heterogenous ill-defined, solid and cystic intraventricular mass in the third ventricle which was mildly enhanced with contrast and there was associated hydrocephalus. The mass was removed with success and follow up after two years revealed no neurological abnormalities.

Matched MeSH terms: Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System/diagnosis*; Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System/surgery
Benign orbital apex tumors treated with multisession gamma knife radiosurgery

Goh ASC, Kim YD, Woo KI, Lee JI

Ophthalmology, 2013 Mar;120(3):635-641.
PMID: 23149128 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2012.08.015

OBJECTIVE: The orbital apex is an important anatomic landmark that hosts numerous critical neurovascular structures. Tumor resection performed at this complex region poses a therapeutic challenge to orbital surgeons and often is associated with significant visual morbidity. This article reports the efficacy and safety of multisession gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) in benign, well-circumscribed tumors located at the orbital apex.
DESIGN: Retrospective interventional case series.
PARTICIPANTS: Five patients with visual disturbances resulting from a benign, well-circumscribed orbital apex tumor (3 cases of cavernous hemangioma and 2 cases of schwannoma).
METHODS: Each patient treated with GKRS with a total radiation dose of 20 Gy in 4 sessions (5 Gy in each session with an isodose line of 50%) delivered to the tumor margin.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Best-corrected visual acuity, visual field changes, orbital imaging, tumor growth control, and side effects of radiation.
RESULTS: All patients demonstrated improvement in visual acuity, pupillary responses, color vision, and visual field. Tumor shrinkage was observed in all patients and remained stable until the last follow-up. No adverse events were noted during or after the radiosurgery. None of the patients experienced any radiation-related ocular morbidity.
CONCLUSIONS: From this experience, multisession GKRS seems to be an effective management strategy to treat solitary, benign, well-circumscribed orbital apex tumors.

Matched MeSH terms: Hemangioma, Cavernous/pathology; Hemangioma, Cavernous/surgery*
Fulltext Ultrasound (US) and computed tomographic (CT) appearances of large (giant) hepatic cavernous hemangiomas

Samad SA, Maimunah A, Zulfiqar A, Zaharah M

Med J Malaysia, 1995 Mar;50(1):82-6.
PMID: 7752982

The sonographic and CT appearances of 9 large cavernous hemangiomas of the liver were studied. On sonography, 6 masses (67%) exhibit heterogenous echo pattern; where in 2 patients the echotexture was a mixture of hypoechoic and isoechoic areas and in 4 patients there are varying amounts of bright hyperreflective areas similar to the texture typical of small hemangiomas. The masses were predominantly hypoechoic in the remaining 3 patients (33%). Incremental bolus or bolus-infusion dynamic CT showed peripheral contrast enhancement of varying intensities and thickness in all patients. The lesions were incorrectly diagnosed as hepatomas in 4 patients, suspected as hemangiomas with a differential diagnosis of hepatomas in 4 patients and an early liver abscess in 1 patient. It is concluded that large cavernous hemangiomas of the liver do not exhibit the typical homogenous hyperreflective echotexture as exhibited by small lesions and they mimic primary and secondary hepatic neoplasms. However, the diagnosis of hemangioma should be entertained when such a mass contains bright hyperechoic areas within its heterogenous echo pattern and exhibit peripheral enhancement on contrast enhanced CT. In addition to correlation with appropriate clinical information, confirmation of diagnosis include delayed scanning during a routine incremental bolus dynamic CT, single-slice dynamic contrast enhanced CT, angiography or isotope scintigraphy and magnetic resonance imaging depending on the availability of facility.

Matched MeSH terms: Hemangioma, Cavernous/radiography*; Hemangioma, Cavernous/ultrasonography*
The elastic flap for lip repair

Goldstein MH

Plast Reconstr Surg, 1990 Mar;85(3):446-52.
PMID: 2304997

These cases illustrate a new concept in lip repair. This approach recognizes the great inherent elasticity of the oral cavity and takes advantage of the florid blood supply of the region. Recent laboratory studies of Taylor et al., as well as the works of Manchot and Salmon, are combined with anthropologic observations of tribal customs to formulate another way of looking at lip reconstruction. Triangularization of surgical defects, lip switching, and mobilization of distant flaps are avoided by taking advantage of stretched local tissues. Preoperative expansion is discussed as a future option.

Matched MeSH terms: Hemangioma, Cavernous/pathology; Hemangioma, Cavernous/surgery
Mural nodules in multiple cavernous haemangioma

Nair SR, Rahmat K, Alhabshi SM, Ramli N, Seong MK, Waran V

Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 2013 Jul;115(7):1150-3.
PMID: 23031746 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.09.014
Matched MeSH terms: Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System/complications; Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System/pathology*; Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System/surgery
Fulltext COBB syndrome treated by staged intravascular embolisation and surgery

Sayuthi S, Moret J, Pany A, Sobri A, Shafie M, Abdullah J

Med J Malaysia, 2006 Jun;61(2):239-41.
PMID: 16898321 MyJurnal

A 28-year old Malay man with evidence of an upper motor neuron cord lesion was diagnosed to have a C7 to T2 spinal arterio-venous malformation and associated cutaneous vascular lesion. He finally agreed for treatment after 5 years of progressive spastic right lower limb weakness leading to inability to mobilize. A two staged intravascular procedure was done followed by surgery with recovery of ASIA impairment scale grade B.

Matched MeSH terms: Hemangioma, Cavernous/complications; Hemangioma, Cavernous/pathology; Hemangioma, Cavernous/therapy*
Development of the international orbital Cavernous Hemangioma Exclusively Endonasal Resection (CHEER) staging system

El Rassi E, Adappa ND, Battaglia P, Castelnuovo P, Dallan I, Freitag SK, et al.

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol, 2019 07;9(7):804-812.
PMID: 30809970 DOI: 10.1002/alr.22316

BACKGROUND: Orbital cavernous hemangiomas (OCH) are the most common adult orbital tumor and represent an ideal index lesion for endonasal orbital tumor surgery. In order to standardize outcomes reporting, an anatomic-based staging system was developed.
METHODS: An international, multidisciplinary panel of 23 experts in orbital tumor surgery was formed. A modified Delphi method was used to develop the cavernous hemangioma exclusively endonasal resection (CHEER) staging system with a total of 2 rounds being completed.
RESULTS: Tumors medial to a plane along the long axis of the optic nerve may be considered amenable for an exclusively endonasal resection. In select cases, tumors may extend inferolaterally if the tumor remains below a plane from the contralateral naris through the long axis of the optic nerve (ie, plane of resectability [POR]). This definition reached consensus with 91.3% of panelists in agreement. Five stages were designed based on increasing technical resection difficulty and potential for morbidity. Stages were based on the relationship of the tumor to the extraocular muscles, the inferomedial muscular trunk of the ophthalmic artery (IMT), and orbital foramina. Staging by anatomic location also reached consensus with 87.0% of panelists in agreement. Size was not included in the staging system due to the lack of agreement on the contribution of size to resection difficulty.
CONCLUSION: Endoscopic orbital tumor surgery is a nascent field with a growing, yet heterogeneous, body of literature. The CHEER staging system is designed to facilitate international, high-quality, standardized studies establishing the safety, efficacy, and outcomes of endonasal resection of OCH.

Matched MeSH terms: Hemangioma, Cavernous
Growing dural sinus malformation with associated developmental venous anomaly, multiple cavernomas and facial venous malformation in an infant. An associated disease or a disease spectrum?

Mohamed Z, Batista LL, Sachet M, Mahadevan J, Alvarez H, Lasjaunias P

Interv Neuroradiol, 2002 Dec 22;8(4):421-30.
PMID: 20594504

This is an unusual case report of an infant, who initially presented with a facial haemangioma and was later diagnosed to have a dural sinus malformation (DSM) involving the torcula. The DSM increased in size lateralising to the right transverse sinus at three months of age. Postnatal enlargement of the dural sinus has not been described before suggesting a delay in the maturation of the dural sinus which normally would occur antenatally. There was a further association with a complex developmental venous anomaly (DVA) draining the right cerebral hemisphere into the deep cerebral vein and multiple cavernous malformations. The DVA was not clearly demonstrated at age one month but was more obvious at age three months. This would be the first reported case of DSM associated with a DVA. Increasing venous hypertension probably contributed to the poor opacification of the DVA on follow-up angiography at age six months and to the haemorrhagic changes within the cavernomas on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The therapeutic goal was to correct venous hypertension by partially embolising the dural shunts to remodel the cerebral vasculature and preserve the patent sinus. The treatment strategy and possible link between the complex disease entities presented in this infant are discussed. Despite these attemps, the lesion continued to grow compressing the posterior fossa structures. The infant died at nine months of age.

Matched MeSH terms: Hemangioma, Cavernous
Fulltext Cavernous sinus hemangioma presenting with binocular diplopia

Lathalakshmi, T., Tai, Evelyn L.M., Qi, Zhe Ngoo, See, Khim Sim, Wan-Hazabbah Wan Hitam, Liza-Sharmini A.T.

Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, 2017;2(2):32-34.
MyJurnal

A hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor of the brain, which rarely occurs in the cavernous sinus. We report a rare case of cavernous sinus hemangioma presenting with binocular diplopia. A 23-year-old lady presented with binocular diplopia associated with restricted left lateral gaze for 3 months. Visual acuity of both eyes was 6/6 with normal pupillary reaction. Both anterior and posterior segment were unremarkable. Contrasted computed tomography of brain showed an irregular mass within the left cavernous sinus causing pressure effect on the adjacent bone. Cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a convexity in the left cavernous sinus, with a well-defined heterogeneous lesion with mixed hypo and hyperintensity in T1WI and T2WI; post gadolinium contrast, it was minimally enhanced. The patient was managed conservatively and at one-year post presentation, her symptoms improved but the lesion morphology and size remained static. We highlight the classic radiological presentation of a hemangioma and discuss the features differentiating it from the more commonly observed meningioma seen in the cavernous sinus.

Matched MeSH terms: Hemangioma, Cavernous
Fulltext Neuropsychological assessment in epilepsy surgery - preliminary experience in a rural tertiary care hospital in north East malaysia

Sayuthi S, Tharakan J, Pieter MS, Salmah WM, Madhavan M, Tahir A, et al.

Malays J Med Sci, 2009 Jan;16(1):39-43.
PMID: 22589647 MyJurnal

We present our preliminary experience in neuropsychological testing in epilepsy surgery patients to demonstrate how these tests contributed to decide the laterality of epileptic focus, and to assess the effect of surgery on patient's cognitive function and quality of life. Preoperative neuropsychological tests consisting of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS) for IQ, Wechsler Memory Scale-III (WMS) for memory and patients' quality of life (QOLIE 31) were administered to refractory epilepsy patients under evaluation for surgical treatment. These tests were repeated one year after surgery and we studied any changes in trends. A total of seven patients were recruited in this study between July 2004 and July 2006. The aetiologies of refractory epilepsy were pure mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) in five patients, dysembryogenic neuroepithelial tumour (DNET) in one and dual lesion of cavernous angioma with ipsilateral MTS in one. The preoperative neuropsychological tests were all in concordance to MRI finding, and showed good contralateral function; five lateralises to the right and two to the left. The post-operative Engel seizure count (median 8.00, IQR 7.00-8.75), general IQ (88 vs. 79), performance IQ (94 vs. 79), verbal memory (89 vs. 71), non-verbal memory (88 vs. 75) and QOLIE (53.14 vs. 44.71) were better compared to preoperative values. The verbal IQ (84 vs. 84) was unchanged. Neuropsychological tests are useful as ancillary investigations to determine the laterality of seizure focus and integrity of function in the contralateral temporal lobe. Following successful surgical treatment, there is a trend towards improvement in memory, IQ and quality of life scores in this small group of patients.

Matched MeSH terms: Hemangioma, Cavernous
Fulltext Early presentation of right adrenal mass, hepatoblastoma and hepatic cavernous haemangioma in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome

Teh SH, Ong GB

Med J Malaysia, 2007 Oct;62(4):345-6.
PMID: 18551945 MyJurnal

Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) is associated with early development of embryonal tumours usually in the first four years of life. We describe a patient who presented with a right adrenal cyst in the first month of life and hepatoblastoma in the third month of life. A cavernous haemangioma was subsequently found in the resected tumour.

Matched MeSH terms: Hemangioma, Cavernous/diagnosis
Fulltext Timing of Surgery and Surgical Strategies in Symptomatic Brainstem Cavernomas: Review of the Literature

Rajagopal N, Kawase T, Mohammad AA, Seng LB, Yamada Y, Kato Y

Asian J Neurosurg, 2019 4 3;14(1):15-27.
PMID: 30937003 DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_158_18

Brainstem cavernomas (BSCs) are angiographically occult, benign low flow vascular malformations that pose a significant surgical challenge due to their eloquent location. The present study includes an extensive review of the literature and three illustrative cases of BSC with emphasis on the timing of surgery: surgical approaches, usage of intraoperative monitoring, and complication avoidance. A systematic search was performed using the PubMed database was from January 1, 1999, to June 2018. The relevant articles were reviewed with particular attention to hemorrhage rates, timing of surgery, indications for surgery, surgical approaches, and outcome. Along with this, a retrospective analysis of three cases of symptomatic BSC, who were operated for the same, during the year 2018 in our institute was conducted. All the three patients presented with at least 1 episode of hemorrhage before surgery. Of these, one patient was operated immediately due to altered sensorium whereas the other two were operated after at least 4 weeks of the hemorrhagic episode. The patients who were operated in the subacute phase of bleed were seen to have liquefaction of hematoma, thus providing a good surgical demarcation and thereby reduced surgery-related trauma to the surrounding eloquent structures. Two patients improved neurologically during the immediate postoperative period, whereas one had transient worsening of neurological deficits during the immediate postoperative period in the form of additional cranial nerve palsies which completely improved on follow-up after 2 months. Radical resection is recommended in all patients with symptomatic BSCs. Surgery should be considered after the first or the second episode of hemorrhage as multiple rebleeds can cause exacerbation of deficits and sometimes mortality as well. Considering surgical timing, anywhere between 4 and 6 weeks or the subacute phase of the hemorrhage is considered appropriate. The aims of surgical intervention must be to improve preoperative function, minimize surgical morbidity and to reduce hemorrhagic rates. In spite of the significant surgical morbidity associated with BSCs, appropriate patient selection, meticulous surgical planning with adjuncts such as intraoperative monitoring and neuronavigation will go a long way in avoidance of major postoperative complications.

Matched MeSH terms: Hemangioma, Cavernous

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