A Case of Calvarial Hemangioma in Cranioplasty Site.
10.3340/jkns.2009.46.5.484
- Author:
Dong Wan KANG
1
;
Chang Hwa CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. chwachoi@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cavernous hemangioma;
Calvarium;
Cranioplasty
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Accounting;
Hemangioma;
Hemangioma, Cavernous;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Scalp;
Skull;
Skull Fracture, Depressed
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2009;46(5):484-487
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
It is not uncommon for hemangiomas to occur in the calvarium, accounting for about 10% of the benign skull tumors. A 46-year-old man was presented with a palpable scalp mass on the left parietal region. Past medical history indicated that he had undergone cranioplasty 25 years prior due to a depressed skull fracture suffered from a traffic accident. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed mixed signal intensity mass on T1 -and T2-weighted images pushing a linear signal void lesion outward in the left parietal region. After total surgical removal along with cranioplasty, he was discharged without neurological deficits. Histological examination of the surgical specimen revealed a cavernous hemangioma. A skull hemangioma occurring at the site of a cranioplasty has not yet been reported. Therefore, authors report this case in combination with a pertinent literature review.
