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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 63
| Issue : 1 | Page : 68--71 |
Cavernoma of the septum pellucidum in the region of foramen of Monro
Dattatraya Muzumdar1, KM Avinash2, Raghvendra Ramdasi2
1 Department of Surgical Oncology, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Mumbai; Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Dattatraya Muzumdar
Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.152641
A rare case of cavernoma in the region of the septum pellucidum is reported. A 35-year-old female patient presented with chronic headaches. Her neurological exam was normal. Her magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed a lesion within the inferior aspect of the septum pellucidum extending into the anterior third ventricular region, blocking the foramen of Monro, resulting in moderate supratentorial asymmetrical hydrocephalus. A central neurocytoma or subependymoma was suspected on imaging. Complete excision of the septum pellucidum cavernoma was performed using microneurosurgical techniques through an interhemispheric transcallosal route. The patient had an excellent outcome and is cured. Although rare, septum pellucidum cavernomas should be considered in the differential diagnosis of anterior third ventricular lesions in the region of foramen of Monro. The unusual location, atypical radiological features, differential diagnosis as well as surgical nuances in the management of a cavernoma in the septum pellucidum and anterior third ventricular region are discussed in the light of current literature.
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