Giant vein of Galen malformation in an adult

Mena G Kerolus; Lee A Tan; Demetrius K Lopes

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2017.03.012

Giant vein of Galen malformation in an adult

Radiol Case Rep. 2017 Apr 15;12(3):585-589. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2017.03.012. eCollection 2017 Sep.

Authors

Mena G Kerolus¹, Lee A Tan¹, Demetrius K Lopes¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W. Harrison St. Ste 855, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.

Abstract

Vein of Galen malformations (VoGMs) are rare vascular malformations resulting from persistent shunting of primitive choroidal vessels into the median prosencephalic vein of Markowski. VoGMs are associated with poor clinical outcome with a reported 76.7% mortality if left untreated. We present an exceedingly rare case of a giant, untreated VoGM measuring 7.8 × 5.5 × 7 cm in a 42-year-old man. The embryologic origin, classification, clinical manifestations, and treatment options of VoGMs are discussed with a review of pertinent literature.

Keywords: Cerebral arteriovenous malformation; Congestive heart failure; Giant vein of Galen; Mural and choroidal venous malformation; Vein of Galen malformation.

Publication types

Case Reports