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MRI, T1-weighted images after gadolinium administration, showing a cystic and hemorrhagic lesion in the suprasellar region adjacent to the optic chiasm
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T1-weighted images, the lesion appeared as an intraaxial lesion inside the optic chiasm without contrast enhancement after gadolinium administration [Figure 1]. The patient underwent cerebral angiography that did not reveal any vascular malformation.
(a) Intraoperative image showing the cavernoma located in the most anterior part of the optic chiasm; (b) the chiasm is free of lesion at the end of the surgical procedure
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The cavernoma was shrunk and dissected out from the chiasma [Figure 2].
MRI scan performed 5 months following the after surgery revealing the complete removal of the cavernous malformation
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Five months following the operation, MRI showed complete removal of the vascular lesion [Figure 3].