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Case Reports
. 2017 Feb 20:8:25.
doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.200577. eCollection 2017.

Aneurysm of azygos anterior cerebral artery associated with falcine meningioma: Case Report and review of the literature

Lucas C Meguins  1 , Raquel C T Hidalgo  1 , Antônio R Spotti  1 , Dionei F de Morais  1
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Aneurysm of azygos anterior cerebral artery associated with falcine meningioma: Case Report and review of the literature

Lucas C Meguins et al. Surg Neurol Int. .

Abstract

Background: The azygos anterior cerebral artery (ACA) is an uncommon intracranial vascular anomaly of the circle of Willis. Identification of aneurysm from azygos ACA with anterior falcine meningioma is an extremely rare association. The aim of the present study is to report the case of an adult female with a ruptured aneurysm from azygos ACA in association with an anterior falcine meningioma.

Case description: A 65-year-old female was admitted in the Emergency Department reporting sudden onset of severe headache. Computed tomography (CT) revealed an intracerebral hematoma and an expansive calcified lesion. AngioCT showed the presence of a large aneurysm in the distal portion of the azygos ACA. During the surgical procedure, it was possible to visualize the aneurysm in contact with an expansive lesion arising from the anterior third of the falx. Microsurgical clipping of the aneurysm was performed uneventfully and partial resection of the tumor was done. Histopathological analysis showed a fibrous meningioma. The patient was discharged home on the seventh postoperative day in good clinical conditions.

Conclusion: The association of aneurysm from azygos ACA and falcine meningioma is an extremely rare event and must be remembered when expansive masses are present in the vicinity of vascular lesions.

Keywords: Aneurysm; azygos anterior cerebral artery; falcine meningioma.

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Head CT showing intracerebral hemorrhage and a calcified lesion
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Coronal MIP angioTC showing the aneurysm
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3D angioTC showing the aneurysm
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Figure 4
Intraoperative aspect of the aneurysm and tumor. (A: Falcine meningioma; B: Aneurysm; C: Azygos ACA)
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