Apoplexy in Optochiasmatic Cavernous Hemangioma Causing Visual Diminution: A Case Report

Abstract

This report concerns a woman who presented with abrupt onset of monocular visual symptoms accompanied by an intense holocranial headache, diagnosed as optic chiasm apoplexy caused by a cavernous hemangioma of the optic chiasm. The surgical and histologic findings demonstrated a cavernous hemangioma. The lesion was removed completely without any noticeable bleeding. The preoperative visual deficit improved after surgery.

Keywords

cavernous hemangioma - optic chiasm apoplexy - suprasellar lesion

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