J Korean Soc Radiol.  2012 Jan;66(1):1-5. 10.3348/jksr.2012.66.1.1.

Intracerebral Capillary Hemangioma: A Case Report

• Youn I
• Kim JK
• Byun JS
• Park ES

• KMID: 2208863
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2012.66.1.1

Abstract

Intracerebral capillary hemangiomas are very rare benign vascular tumors that mostly occur during infancy. We described a 69-year-old man with generalized tonic-clonic seizures who was diagnosed with an intracranial mass. Multidetector computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and digital subtraction angiography studies were performed for evaluation of brain, and there was a well-enhancing mass found in the right temporal lobe without a definite feeding vessel. The patient underwent surgery and the pathologic examination demonstrated marked proliferation of small vessels with a lobular pattern in the brain parenchyma, which was confirmed to be capillary hemangioma.

MeSH Terms

Aged
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Brain
Capillaries
Glycosaminoglycans
Hemangioma, Capillary
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Multidetector Computed Tomography
Seizures
Temporal Lobe
Glycosaminoglycans

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