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Suprasellar cavernous haemangioma: an important differential diagnosis in the diencephalic tumours |
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| Authors: | B Suarez R Carlier D Gilbert F Parker C Lacroix D Doyon |
| Institution: | (1) Department of Neuroradiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bicêtre, 78 rue du Général Leclerc, F-94.275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre cédex, France;(2) Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bicêtre, 78 rue du Général Leclerc, F-94.275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre cédex, France;(3) Department of Neuropathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bicêtre, 78 rue du Général Leclerc, F-94.275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre cédex, France |
| Abstract: | We present three cases of suprasellar cavernous haemangioma with characteristic high-field MRI features. Clinical, CT and MRI data were retrospectively analysed. The patients had progressive neurological, endocrinological and visual complaints. In the three cases CT revealed a high-density suprasellar mass. In all cases the combination of a reticulated core of mized signal intensity with a surrounding rim of decreased signal on T1- and T2-weighted MRI scans suggested the presence of a cavernous haemangioma. Two patients underwent surgical biopsy after their first MRI examination. Cavernous haemangiomas located in the suprasellar area may show typical MRI features. Correspondence to: B. Suarez |
| Keywords: | Arteriovenous malformation cerebral Cavernous haemangioma central nervous system CT MRI Optic chiasm |
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