Open AccessA cavernous venous malformation of the orbit mimicking an idiopathic orbital inflammation
Author(s) -
Niphon Chirapapaisan,
Cha Ngamsombat,
Jantima Tanboon,
Pornsuk Cheunsuchon,
Sugamon Koohasawad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_236_20
Subject(s) - medicine , venous malformation , magnetic resonance imaging , orbit (dynamics) , presentation (obstetrics) , radiology , engineering , aerospace engineering
Orbital cavernous venous malformations (CVMs) are usually slow progressing. Multiple CVMs, bilateral orbital CVMs, and acute presentations are rare. We present a rare, bilateral, orbital CVM with acute painful visual loss in the left eye. The initial clinical presentation mimicked an idiopathic orbital inflammation. Orbital magnetic resonance imaging revealed its rare location at the left orbital apex. Finally, pathology confirmed the presence of an intralesional hemorrhage of a CVM.