Open AccessCapillary Venous Malformation With Secondary Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of Temporal Bone
Author(s) -
Federica Canzano,
Neck – Otology,
Ermanno Giombelli,
Davide Cerasti,
Domenico Corradi,
Maurizio Falcioni
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pubmed central
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2148-3817
DOI - 10.5152/iao.2021.8124
Subject(s) - medicine , venous malformation , temporal bone , aneurysmal bone cyst , magnetic resonance imaging , palsy , radiology , petrous bone , vascular malformation , arteriovenous malformation , surgery , pathology , lesion , alternative medicine
Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) arising from vascular malformation are extremely rare, and none have been reported in the literature in English till now. We report a very rare case of secondary ABC of left temporal bone in a 5-year-old Caucasian boy who presented with a left sudden facial palsy associated with a painless non-tender mass of the left temporo-parietal region. The computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features were suggestive of ABC secondary to a capillary venous malformation, with concurrent involvement of the squamous, mastoid, and petrous portions of the temporal bone. Surgical resection was performed. On follow-up, the patient was found to be doing well.