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Lymphangioma of the clivus: case report.

Kaya S, Colak A, Kutlay M, Gungor A

Department of Neurosurgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. serdarockk@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE: Different clival lesions have been reported in the literature previously. The lymphangioma reported in the present case seems to be the first lesion localized in the clivus. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: The patient presented with a history of diplopia and headache. Imaging studies showed a lytic lesion at the cranial base. INTERVENTION: Transsphenoidal excision of the lesion resulted in total resolution of the patient's complaints. CONCLUSION: Lymphangioma must be kept in mind for the differential diagnosis of lytic lesions of the cranial base. Surgical removal leads to immediate improvement of the symptoms.

Published 6 April 2007 in Neurosurgery, 60(4): E779; discussion E779.
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