Turkish Neurosurgery 2005 , Vol 15 , Num 3
Cavernous Sinus Hemangiomas: Two Case Reports
Murat COŞAR, A. Celal İPLİKÇİOĞLU, Cem A. GÖKDUMAN, Sirzat BEK, M. Aziz HATİPOĞLU
Neurosurgery Department, Social Security Okmeydani Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey Extra-axial cavernous sinus hemangiomas are rare and represent 3% of all benign cavernous sinus tumors. Total removal of cavernous sinus hemangiomas is difficult due to the risk of severe intraoperative bleeding and the complicated neurovascular structures of the cavernous sinus. These lesions have characteristical radiological features but can be misdiagnosed as meningiomas and neurilemmomas. We report two cases of cavernous sinus hemangiomas which were treated by surgery and gamma knife surgery. Keywords : Cavernous sinus hemangioma, cavernous sinus, middle fossa
Corresponding author : Murat Coşar, drcosar@ hotmail.com