Highlights
- •GCMs are rare, and because of their large size and the variation on their images, the diagnosis is challenging.
- •Prognostic factors and treatment for CM are well known.
- •The same does not apply to GCM because of the unpredictable behavior of these type of lesions.
- •An unusual case of an asymptomatic GCM is presented.
- •To our knowledge, this is the first case of an asymptomatic GCM presented in the literature, which raises the question about which the appropriate treatment is.
Abstract
A case is reported of a 19-year old patient with a supratentorial giant cavernous
malformation (GCM). This was an incidental finding in the context of acute head trauma.
Brain computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed
a giant supratentorial right mass. Surgical excision was performed, and histopathology
findings were consistent with a cavernous malformation (CM). The patient had a complete
neurological recovery. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a GCM in an asymptomatic
patient with total surgical excision.
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Publication history
Published online: January 04, 2019
Accepted:
December 23,
2018
Received:
November 28,
2018
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