J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2002 Feb;31(2):181-183.

Angiographically Occult Arteriovenous Malformation Mimicking Brain Tumor: Case Report

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  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Pil-Dong Hospital, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The authors report a case of angiographycally occult intracranial vascular malformation. The patient had huge calcified mass at left frontoparietal area. The preoperative diagnosis was a slowly growing benign tumor. The mass was very hard and so vascular malformation was not suspected even during the operation. Pathologic report revealed arteriovenous malformation.

Keyword

Angiographycally occult vascular malformation; Huge calcified mass

MeSH Terms

Arteriovenous Malformations*
Brain Neoplasms*
Brain*
Diagnosis
Humans
Vascular Malformations
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