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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 8
| Issue : 3 | Page : 232-234 |
Tumefactive presentation of a supratentorial cavernous hemangioma: A report of two cases
Sandeep Mohindra1, Harsimratbir Singh Sodhi1, Swapnil Rane2
1 Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Sandeep Mohindra
Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.123689
This study reports two children, including a 2-month-old infant, harboring giant cavernous hemangiomas (GCH) in the supratentorial compartment, causing raised intracranial pressure and focal deficits. Relevant demographic details, clinical presentation, and radiological findings of GCH are discussed in light of tumefactive presentation. Differential diagnoses of such radiological findings are elaborated.
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