Thrombosed MCA aneurysm mimicking an insular Cavernous Angioma:a case report and literature review-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Thrombosed MCA aneurysm mimicking an insular Cavernous Angioma:a case report and literature review

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Soler-rico Morgane¹,Finet Patrice¹

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1. Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

Abstract

Abstract Introduction Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) can mimic other lesions such as thrombosed aneurysms. Completely thrombosed aneurysms (CTA) are rare, especially in non-giant aneurysms. Case presentation We report a case of 40-year-old man with a presumed insular CCM. A surgery was performed and revealed a thrombotic distal middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysm. The treatment consisted in sac incision and partial debulking. We reviewed the cases of thrombotic non-giant CTA and lesions mimicking CCM in the literature. Conclusion Complete radiologic analysis and differential diagnosis remain crucial. For non-giant CTA, there is no clear consensus on their management, but they could be managed conservatively.

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