Surgical Treatment of Cavernous Angiomas in the Pineal Gland – Case Report
Arq. bras. neurocir; 37 (3), 2018
Publication year: 2018
Pineal cavernous angioma is a vascular malformation that has a prevalence lower than
1%. The etiology is debated. It is believed that it is originated from an autosomal
dominant inheritance or from radiotherapeutic treatment. Complete resection enables
the cure and prevents complications of the natural evolution of the lesion, mainly
hemorrhagic events. A female patient, with 67 years of age, presented mental
confusion and visual acuity deficit, which evolved to periods of psychomotor agitation.
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the head showed a lobulated mass lesion
in the pineal region with hypersignal on T1 and hyposignal on the susceptibility
weighted imaging (SWI) sequence. Hydrocephalus was also noticed. The patient
underwent a microsurgery for complete lesion resection though a supracerebellar/
supratentorial access. The anatomopathology revealed an arteriovenous malformation
compatible with cavernous angioma. The pineal cavernous angioma is a rare malformation
that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of expansive lesions of
the pineal gland.
Glándula Pineal/cirugía, Neoplasias Encefálicas/cirugía, Hemangioma Cavernoso/cirugía, Neoplasias Encefálicas/diagnóstico por imagen, Hemangioma Cavernoso/diagnóstico por imagen, Diagnóstico Diferencial, Imagen por Resonancia Magnética, Hidrocefalia/cirugía, Neoplasias Encefálicas/patología, Hemangioma Cavernoso/patología