Brain lesion....

Hi, I posted earlier on this, but have a new question now. I am a 24 yr old female who was diagnosed with a cavernous angioma about a month ago. My neurologist did an MRI, and it was an incidental finding on it. Well, he decided to do an MRA, and gave me a follow up appointment. At my follow up appointment, he told me he thought this thing wasn`t doing anything. He said it hadn`t grown, and he really couldn`t tell if it had bled or not. It was a possibility, but he wasn`t sure. He said that it was 1 cm in size, located deep within the frontal lobe. He said he wanted to send me to a neurosurgeon just to be sure. Well, as I was leaving, he told me he had first thought this was a cavernous angioma, but now he wasn`t so sure. I was like "huh?" Because he acted like that`s what it was at first... he said the neurosurgeon could get a better look and tell me more.... If this isn`t a cavernous angioma, what else could it be? He said there was a long list of vascular malformations. It didn`t appear to have grown, and he couldn`t tell if it had bled. I seen the films, and it appeared kinda pop corn shaped to me like I`ve read CA can be. Is this likely to be a vascular malformation due to size and location?? Or is this likely to be something else, like a cancerous tumor?? The radiologist first noted it as a cavernous angioma. The neurosurgeon has also already seen my films, and hasn`t contacted me about anything. However I haven`t seen him for my appointment yet. I`m confused now... thanks...

[CCF-Neuro-M.D.-CS]

Without looking at the films, I cannot tell you what it is. Other lesions which could possibly look like a cavernous hemangioma include a arterio-venous malformation or venous angioma. The neurosurgeon should be able to give you a final opinion. Good luck.

[JulieRaces]

Hi, I just posted to the earlier thread about "CA" that you were part of in late May.  Having just seen this note, I am wondering if you have had any news in the last week?

[090308health]

Thanks for your post, no I`m afraid I haven`t gotten any new news yet. I won`t know anything until July 6 when I see a neurosurgeon. I`ll post my results on here after I get them though. Thanks for your post, take care...

[David531]

A related discussion, after effects was started.

[ZoJo1989]

Hi there, I got an mri scan done 8 months ago and all was normally other than an incidental finding of a cyst. Then recently I got another mri scan which states: 'the mri scan has not demonstated any worrisome abnormality in relation to either inner ear. The scan has demonstrated some very small areas of possible abnormality. The reporting radiologist felt that these were non specific and could not make a formal diagonsis. I do not feel any of these lesions require urgent or active at present other than a second opinion'. I do no understand this nor do I know what a lesion is, please help? Thank you Zoe