Abstract
The paper describes a rare combination of atypical meningioma of the base of the skull, which was greatly extended, with a life-time unrecognized small vascular malformation of the brain stem at the level of the pons. Intraoperative hemorrhage into the stem from the micromalformation was a cause of the female patient's death. A detailed account of the operation and the postoperative period and a review of literature on the main aspects of the problem in the diagnosis of cerebral micromalformations are given.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
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Review
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Brain Stem / blood supply*
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Brain Stem / pathology
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Humans
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Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / complications
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Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis*
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Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / pathology
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Meningeal Neoplasms / blood supply
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Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Meningeal Neoplasms / pathology
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Meningeal Neoplasms / surgery
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Meningioma / blood supply
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Meningioma / diagnosis*
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Meningioma / pathology
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Meningioma / surgery
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Skull Base / pathology
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Skull Base / surgery
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Skull Base Neoplasms / blood supply
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Skull Base Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Skull Base Neoplasms / pathology
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Skull Base Neoplasms / surgery