Large Intracerebral Cavernoma

This is a 22 year old male, with T1/T2 hyperintense mass with signal suppression on T2 *GRE consiting of blood products in varying stages.  There was calcification on plain CT head. Pathological diagnosis was cavernoma. Cavernous malformations are benign vascular lesions of the central nervous system that lack intervening normal brain parenchyma. Giant cases are rare.

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Cerebral vascular malformations-MRI

Here are two cases seen in a day one showing cavernous angioma in the midbrain showing characteristic variegated "popcorn" appearance. The lesion shows signal supression on GRE because of blood products. Other case is a venous angioma with enhancing vascular channel, characteristic appearance is called as "medusa head appearance" in the left parietal region.

Dr.Sumer K Sethi, MD
Sr Consultant Radiologist ,VIMHANS and CEO-Teleradiology Providers
Editor-in-chief, The Internet Journal of Radiology
Director, DAMS (Delhi Academy of Medical Sciences)