Petrous apex cephaloceles.

نویسندگان

  • K R Moore
  • N J Fischbein
  • H R Harnsberger
  • C Shelton
  • C M Glastonbury
  • D K White
  • W P Dillon
چکیده

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Petrous apex cephaloceles (PACs) are uncommon lesions that are usually incidental but may be symptomatic. We reviewed MR and CT studies in 10 patients with PACs to identify characteristic imaging features that facilitate their diagnosis. METHODS MR and CT studies from 10 patients with PACs were reviewed retrospectively. In each case the PAC was characterized by lesion center, signal intensity or attenuation, adjacent petrous apex pneumatization, and its relationship to Meckel's cave. Intraoperative findings were reviewed in the three cases in which surgery was performed. RESULTS All 10 patients had lobulated expansile cystic petrous apex lesions centered along the posterolateral margin of Meckel's cave. All cysts were contiguous with Meckel's cave. Three patients had bilateral PACs. Four patients had symptoms that could potentially be explained by the PAC, while findings in the other six were incidental observations. Three patients underwent surgery, during which two lesions were diagnosed as meningoceles while the third was diagnosed as an arachnoid cyst protruding through a dural defect. CONCLUSION PACs represent a protrusion of meninges and CSF from the posterolateral portion of Meckel's cave into the petrous apex, which is their characteristic imaging appearance. PACs are usually incidental but may be symptomatic. Surgical intervention should be approached cautiously and undertaken only when symptoms are clearly linked to the presence of this lesion.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology

دوره 22 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001