Dural arteriovenous fistula in association with heterotopic brain nodule in the transverse sinus

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1998 Jun-Jul;19(6):1126-8.

Abstract

We describe a 56-year-old woman with a dural arteriovenous fistula involving the transverse sinus in association with a nodule of heterotopic brain tissue in the sinus. This finding is discussed in light of a recent radiologic study of nodules in the transverse sinus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging*
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / pathology
  • Brain*
  • Carotid Artery, External / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cerebral Angiography*
  • Choristoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Choristoma / pathology
  • Cranial Sinuses / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cranial Sinuses / pathology
  • Dura Mater / blood supply*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged