Prenatal sonographic findings of thalamic cavernous angioma

Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2002 May;19(5):518-22. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00700.x.

Abstract

A cavernous angioma of the thalamus is a rare congenital brain tumor. We report the perinatal management and follow-up to 2 years in a case diagnosed in utero at 37 weeks of gestation, and review the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Cesarean Section
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Fetal Diseases / surgery
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / complications
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / surgery
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / diagnostic imaging
  • Hydrocephalus / etiology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Third
  • Thalamus*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal / methods*