Angiolipoma intracraniano adjacente a aneurisma sacular cerebral: relato de caso e revisão da literatura
Intracranial Angiolipoma Associated with Cerebral Saccular Aneurysm: Case Report and Review of Literature
Arq. bras. neurocir; 34 (2), 2015
Publication year: 2015
Angiolipomas são neoplasias benignas compostas por adipócitos maduros e proliferação vascular angiomatosa de rara ocorrência no Sistema Nervoso Central. É relatado o caso de angiolipoma em cisterna silviana adjacente a aneurisma sacular de artéria cerebral média. São discutidas as características imagenológicas do tumor e a
possibilidade de uma origem comum com lesões vasculares intracranianas. Este é o primeiro caso relatado de angiolipoma intracraniano associado a aneurisma de artéria cerebral média.
Angiolipomas are benign neoplasms composed of mature fat cells and vascular angiomatous proliferation of rare incidence in Central Nervous System.It’s related a case of angiolipoma in Sylvian fissure associated with cerebral saccular aneurysm of medial cerebral artery. Imagenologic characteristics of the tumor and a possible common origin with intracranial vascular lesions are discussed. This is the first reported case of intracranial angiolipoma involving medial cerebral artery aneurysm.