Sinus Pericranii: Case Report.
- Author:
Dong Ju YUN
1
;
Hyung Dong KIM
;
Sunseob CHOI
;
Su Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea. hdkim@damc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sinus pericranii;
Vascular malformation;
Surgical treatment
- MeSH:
Adult;
Endothelium, Vascular;
Head;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Scalp;
Sinus Pericranii;
Skull;
Superior Sagittal Sinus;
Vascular Malformations;
Veins
- From:Korean Journal of Cerebrovascular Surgery
2011;13(2):75-79
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: Sinus pericranii (SP) is a rare vascular malformation characterized by abnormal communication between the extracranial and intracranial venous systems, usually involving the superior sagittal sinus (SSS) and occasionally, the transverse sinus. CASE REPORT: A 28-year-old man was presented with a round, fluctuant, nonpulsatile scalp mass in the frontal area near the midline, the size of which changed, depending on his head position. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an extracranial vein extending through a bony defect in the vertex of the skull and draining into the superior portion of the sagittal sinus. RESULTS: The lesion was completely removed by surgery. The presence of vascular endothelium in the pathologic specimen suggests a congenital or spontaneous origin. CONCLUSION: SP is a rare vascular malformation that requires surgical or endovascular treatment for the prevention of life-threatening complications.