Giant lateral sinus pericranii

Abstract

A case of giant lateral sinus pericranii, which presented in a patient during early childhood as a soft, collapsible mass and gradually grew until it reached 13 x 9 cm when the patient was 36 years of age, is reported. The patient underwent successful surgery and the lesion was totally excised. The results of diagnostic tests (computerized tomography scanning, magnetic resonance imaging, cerebral angiography, and sinusography) and surgery-related problems are presented and discussed.

Sinus Pericranii: Case Report

“…Usually it is described as a round, soft, tumor-like lesion that is fluctuant, nonpulsatile, easily compressible and collapsible, and located in the midline along the superior sagital sinus (SSS) and mainly in the frontal or frontotemporal region. 3 In the current case, the SP is located on the occipital region and the lesion grew in proportion to body size, but giant SP in an adult has been reported.…”

Sinus pericranii

“…Surgery for this condition has largely been recommended for reasons of cosmesis, prevention of haemorrhage and the risks of air embolism [13, 27, 37, 38, 39]; however, there are no reports of any of these happening spontaneously. In this case, there was considerable parental pressure to ‘do something’, as they were extremely anxious about such potential complications.…”

Endovascular embolization with Onyx in the management of sinus pericranii: a case report

“…6 Treatment for SP is very controversial and has mainly been recommended for cosmetic reasons, for prevention of hemorrhage, and because of the possible risk of air embolism. 1,13,19 Surgery has been the usual method of treatment. Typically, craniectomy of the involved bone has been proposed-with division of the diploic veins and cranioplasty.…”