Title
Giant cavernous malformation of the posterior fossa with lymphangiomatous phenotype, associated with orbital venolymphatic anomaly in an 11-month-old patient: case report and literature review
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Flores-Sanchez J.D.
Pregúntegui I.
Ugas C.
Cruzado C.
Ramirez A.
Publisher(s)
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Abstract
The synchronous presentation of venolymphatic anomalies of the orbit and noncontiguous intracranial cavernous malformations is uncommon. Herein, we present a case of an 11-month-old female patient diagnosed with orbital venolymphatic anomaly associated with a large cavernous malformation in the posterior fossa, who underwent complete surgical resection of the latter. The immunohistochemical analysis was positive for podoplanin, a marker expressed by lymphatic endothelial cells, but not vascular endothelium. This exceptional finding suggests lymphatic involvement in the etiology of the lesion. In our review of the literature, we did not find similar cases in patients under 1 year of age.
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Pediatría
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85135254623
PubMed ID
Source
Child's Nervous System
ISSN of the container
02567040
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