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Kulason KO, Schneider JR, Rahme R, et al. Suprasellar and third ventricular cavernous malformation: Lessons learned in differential diagnosis and surgical planning. Surg Neurol Int. 2017;8:251doi: 10.4103/sni.sni_229_17.
Kulason, K. O., Schneider, J. R., Rahme, R., Ratzon, F., Anderson, T. A., Shatzkes, D. R., Filippi, C. G., Costantino, P. D., Langer, D. J., & Boockvar, J. A. (2017). Suprasellar and third ventricular cavernous malformation: Lessons learned in differential diagnosis and surgical planning. Surgical neurology international, 8251. https://doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_229_17
Kulason, Kay O, et al. "Suprasellar and third ventricular cavernous malformation: Lessons learned in differential diagnosis and surgical planning." Surgical neurology international vol. 8 (2017): 251. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_229_17
Kulason KO, Schneider JR, Rahme R, Ratzon F, Anderson TA, Shatzkes DR, Filippi CG, Costantino PD, Langer DJ, Boockvar JA. Suprasellar and third ventricular cavernous malformation: Lessons learned in differential diagnosis and surgical planning. Surg Neurol Int. 2017 Oct 13;8:251. doi: 10.4103/sni.sni_229_17. eCollection 2017. PMID: 29142773; PMCID: PMC5672642.
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Surg Neurol Int. 2017 Oct 13;8:251. doi: 10.4103/sni.sni_229_17. eCollection 2017.

Suprasellar and third ventricular cavernous malformation: Lessons learned in differential diagnosis and surgical planning.

Surgical neurology international

Kay O Kulason, Julia R Schneider, Ralph Rahme, Fanni Ratzon, Todd A Anderson, Deborah R Shatzkes, Christopher G Filippi, Peter D Costantino, David J Langer, John A Boockvar

Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
  2. Department of Pathology, Lenox Hill Hospital, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
  3. Department of Radiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
  4. Department of Otolaryngology, Lenox Hill Hospital, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 29142773 PMCID: PMC5672642 DOI: 10.4103/sni.sni_229_17

Abstract

BACKGROUND: While craniopharyngiomas (CPs) are the most common cystic suprasellar lesions in adults, cavernous malformations (CMs) only exceptionally occur in this location and are seldom considered in the differential diagnosis of such lesions. However, unlike CPs, suprasellar CMs are not typically approached via an endoscopic endonasal approach.

CASE DESCRIPTION: We present a unique clinical case of suprasellar and third ventricular CM mimicking a CP, posing a major decision-making dilemma at the levels of both preoperative diagnosis and surgical planning.

CONCLUSION: This case highlights the importance of carefully considering all the differential diagnoses of sellar pathology to select the most appropriate management strategy and surgical approach.

Keywords: Cavernous malformation; craniopharyngioma; endoscopic endonasal surgery; interhemispheric transcallosal approach; third ventricle

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

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