Giant cavernous hemangioma of the scalp.

Tuzun Y., Kayaoglu C., Takci E., Kadioglu H. H., Suma S., Ozturk M., ...More

Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie, vol.59, no.4, pp.274-7, 1998 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 59 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Journal Name: Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.274-7
  • Keywords: frontoparietal region, venous angiography, surgery, HEAD, NECK
  • Ataturk University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this article, a quite rare giant cavernous hemangioma located in right frontoparietal region of a 16 year-old boy is presented. Cavernous hemangiomas are commonly seen in extremities, neck, face and sometimes scalp, cutaneous or subcutaneous in localization. Giant cavernous hemangioma in the right frontoparietal region have been seen in two cases so far.