Disappearance of a tumor shadow fed by the tentorial artery after embolization of the external carotid artery
1987; Elsevier BV; Volume: 28; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0090-3019(87)90135-2
ISSN1879-3339
AutoresTakashi Minakawa, Tetsuo Koike, Ryuichi Tanaka, Jusuke Ito,
Tópico(s)Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
ResumoThe tentorial artery is a branch of the meningohypophyseal trunk originating from the internal carotid artery; this artery sometimes becomes an enlarged feeding artery in patients with tentorial lesions, especially tentorial meningiomas. We experienced a case of a cerebellopontile angle meningioma whose angiogram revealed the disappearance of a feeding artery arising from the tentorial artery after embolization of the external carotid artery. We report this case and discuss the mechanism of this phenomenon.
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