The clinical and radiographic presentations of 3 patients with intraventricular cavernous hemangioma are described. The accumulated total of 19 cases from the literature are compared to determine whether there is a common clinical and radiographic presentation for this benign intraventricular lesion. The differential diagnosis of intraventricular cavernous hemangioma includes intraventricular meningioma, choroid plexus papilloma, arteriovenous malformation, low grade astrocytoma, and ependymoma.
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The occurrence of facial paralysis in a patient with a parotid vascular malformation is reported. Topographic diagnostic tests suggested a lesion in the tympanomastoid portion of the nerve. Subsequent surgical exploration confirmed the benign nature of the parotid mass. Although extremely rare, in view of the possible relationship of the parotid lesion with the facial paralysis, the authors suggest that this case be classified as peripheral facial paralysis associated with a benign parotid vascular anomaly.
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