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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2002;31(2): 181-183. |
Angiographically Occult Arteriovenous Malformation Mimicking Brain Tumor: Case Report. |
Seok Min Choi, Byung Kook Min, Jeong Taik Kwon, Jong Sik Suk |
Department of Neurosurgery, Pil-Dong Hospital, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. |
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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. |
Key Words:
Angiographycally occult vascular malformation; Huge calcified mass |
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