{"id":"468a99fb-d14c-4e64-901e-66e4a1cf9897","slug":"optic-chiasmal-cavernous-angioma-a-rare-suprasellar-vascular-malformation","title":"Optic chiasmal cavernous angioma: A rare suprasellar vascular malformation","authors":["Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar","Ayman Bahatheq","Radwan Takroni","Ibrahim Al-Thubaiti"],"abstract":"Background: Suprasellar cavernous malformation in the optic pathway is not commonly encountered. To date, there are only few reports present in the literature. Case Description: The authors report a rare case of suprasellar optic pathway cavernous malformation in a 33-year-old female who presented with progressive visual loss. Her imaging revealed a large heterogeneous, hyperintense, hemorrhagic right suprasellar extra-axial complex cystic structure, causing mass effect on the adjacent hypothalamus and third ventricle displacing these structures. Gross total resection of the lesion was achieved utilizing a right frontal craniotomy approach. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of suprasellar chiasmal cavernous malformation. Conclusion: Although visual pathway cavernous malformation is a rare event, it should be included in the differential diagnosis of lesions occurring suprasellarly in the visual pathway and hypothalamus.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/468a99fb-d14c-4e64-901e-66e4a1cf9897/featured/hero-1782420923593.png","publishDate":"2016-08-01T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.4103/2152-7806.187495","categories":["Neurovascular","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"http://surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/7839/SNI-7-523.pdf"}