Radiological features of childhood giant cavernous malformations

ÖZGEN MOCAN B., Senocak E., Oguz K. K., Soylemezoglu F., AKALAN N.

NEURORADIOLOGY, vol.53, no.4, pp.283-289, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 53 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00234-010-0783-5
  • Journal Name: NEURORADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.283-289
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Giant cavernous malformations (GCM) are very large, low-flow vascular malformations, which usually have atypical imaging features and are commonly misdiagnosed preoperatively as neoplasms or vascular malformations. These lesions have mostly been reported in children. As cavernomas show different features in children compared to adults, we evaluated the imaging features of pediatric GCMs in order to help in the preoperative diagnosis of these malformations.