Cavernous XXXX . A single institution report of 16 resections.

@entity1 @entity1409 @entity5 @entity190 @entity409 @entity397 @entity158
Over the past 27 years cavernous @entity409 has been diagnosed in 12 nonoperated @entity1 and in 16 @entity1 who had resection of the lesion at Strong Memorial Hospital. In almost all @entity1 the diagnosis was suggested by an imaging procedure. In the 12 nonoperated @entity1 the average size of the @entity5 was 4.7 cm (range: 3-8 cm). No problems related to the @entity5 occurred during the follow-up period. The average size of the resected lesion was 10 cm (range: 4-32 cm). The usual indication for resection was @entity158 , mass, or a combination of these manifestations. Five lobectomies, five left lateral segmentectomies, two trisegmentectomies, two segmentectomies, and two enucleations were performed. There were no postoperative deaths. Review of the literature indicates that although rapid growth of the lesion occurred during pregnancy in one @entity1 , the effects of pregnancy or contraceptive drugs on growth are inconsistent. @entity1409 occurs infrequently, and the potential for @entity397 should not constitute an indication for resection, which should be performed selectively. Intraoperative @entity190 may be appreciable, but a mortality rate near 0% has been reported in all institutional series.
