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
