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WORLD NEUROSURGERY
Volume 157, Issue -, Pages 159-159Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.10.104
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Cavernous malformation; Optic chiasma; Optic nerve; Optochiasmatic cavernoma
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Cavernous malformations are rare, with clinical presentations depending on the location of the lesion. Patients may experience acute or chronic visual disturbances and other symptoms. Surgical intervention can be an effective treatment option.
Cavernous malformations (CM) affect approximately 0.5% of the population, with only a limited portion being located in the optic nerve and chiasma. The clinical presentation is determined by their locations. In the optochiasmatic CM, the acute visual disturbance is the most common presentation. Chronically, many show a progressive visual loss, chronic headache, and pituitary disturbances. The differential diagnosis includes optic glioma, arteriovenous malformations, aneurysm, craniopharyngioma, pituitary apoplexy, and inflammatory conditions. In Video 1, we present the case of a 39-year-old woman with a history of a hemorrhagic optochiasmatic cavernoma in 2016, who started using propranolol to reduce the lesion and symptoms of visual loss. Moreover, the first microsurgical resection of the cavernoma and evacuation of the hematoma were performed in the same year. Owing to evolvement from a partial to a total vision loss in the left eye and presentation of new symptoms in the right eye, the patient underwent microsurgical resection. The surgery was performed sequentially. An awake craniotomy was performed to monitor the chiasma and right optic nerve. The postoperative magnetic resonance imaging showed complete resection of the CM, and the patient fully recovered. The patient signed the institutional consent form, stating that he or she accepts the procedure and allows the use of his or her images and videos for any type of medical publications in conferences and/or scientific articles.
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