We report neurological changes and circulatory and pulmonary symptoms after surgical intervention in cases of brainstem cavernous angioma. Eight patients who underwent surgical intervention for brainstem cavernous angiomas were retrospectively reviewed. Two of 4 patients who underwent total removal of the mass showed marked resolution of the preoperative signs including IX nerve palsy, MLF synd...

BACKGROUND Most spinal cavernous haemangiomas occur in the vertebral body and purely extradural cavernous hemangiomas without any vertebral body involvement is rare and account for only 4% of all extradural spinal tumors. Dumbbell-shaped spinal cavernous angioma is extremely rare, only 10 cases have been reported in the literature. CASE DESCRIPTION A 77-year-old female presented with a one-ye...

We report experience with 11 patients misdiagnosed for years, on the basis of computed tomography (CT) and angiography, as harbouring brainstem tumours in whom magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated cavernous angiomas. Seven had undergone external irradiation, 2 had a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt, 2 developed aseptic femur necrosis following corticosteroid treatment, 1 had undergone a bio...