Posterior fossa cavernous malformation mimicking meningioma: A case report

A 35-year-old man with a history of lumbar surgery and hyperlipidemia presented with a progressively enlarging, palpable, tender mass over the right occipital-parietal calvarium and associated headaches. Initial imaging demonstrated a likely benign calvarial lesion; however, follow-up brain MRI inci...

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Published in:	Radiology Case Reports
Main Authors:	Daniel Valdivia, MS, Brennan Cook, MD, Nemanja Novakovic, MD, Andrew Egladyous, MD, Sarag Boukhar, MD, Misha Movahed-Ezazi, MD, Ada Baisre, MD, Srihari Sundararajan, MD, Jonathan Sherman, MD, Hai Sun, MD, PhD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2026-08-01
Subjects:	Cavernous malformation Dural-based lesion Posterior fossa Meningioma mimic Vascular malformation
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043326002566

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