Frontal cavernoma

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Frontal epilepsy.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
mri

There is a small right frontal lesion at the inferior frontal gyrus measuring 14 x 12 x 10 mm of mixed signal intensity on both T1 and T2 with prominent blooming on gradient echo sequence. Minimal enhancement is noted on postcontrast sequences. No surrounding edema is seen.

Case Discussion

MRI features of a cerebral cavernous venous malformation (cavernoma) type II according to Zabramski classification.

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