Eng-Chuan Suwadee, Kritsaneepaiboon Supika, Kaewborisutsakul Anukoon, Kanjanapradit Kanet
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90110, Thailand.
Neurosugery Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai 90110, Thailand.
World J Radiol. 2020 Feb 28;12(2):10-17. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v12.i2.10.
Giant cavernous malformation (GCM) is rarely found in intraventricular or paraventricular locations.
We present two cases of 6-mo and 21-mo boys with intraventricular and paraventricular GCMs including a literature review focused on location and imaging findings. Characteristic magnetic resonance imaging findings such as multicystic lesions and a hemosiderin ring or bubbles-of-blood appearance can assist in the differential diagnosis of a hemorrhagic intraventricular and/or paraventricular mass.
Multifocal intraventricular and/or paraventricular GCM in small children is rare. The characteristic magnetic resonance imaging findings can help to differentiate GCMs from other intraventricular tumors.
巨大海绵状畸形(GCM)很少出现在脑室内或脑室旁部位。
我们报告了两例分别为6个月和21个月大的男童,患有脑室内和脑室旁GCM,并进行了文献综述,重点关注其位置和影像学表现。特征性的磁共振成像表现,如多囊性病变、含铁血黄素环或血泡样外观,有助于鉴别脑室内和/或脑室旁出血性肿块。
小儿多灶性脑室内和/或脑室旁GCM罕见。特征性的磁共振成像表现有助于将GCM与其他脑室内肿瘤区分开来。