Huge cavernoma with massive intracerebral hemorrhage in a child

Cavernous malformations are benign vascular lesions of the central nervous system that lack intervening normal brain parenchyma. They can be seen almost anywhere that normal vasculature is available. Lesions are raspberry-like, thin-walled vascular sinusoids without smooth muscles containing hemosid...

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Published inTurkish neurosurgery Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 23 - 26
Main Authors Avci, Emel, Oztürk, Adi, Baba, Füsun, Karabağ, Hamza, Cakir, Ahmet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey 2007
Subjects
Acute Disease
Adolescent
Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Hemorrhage - etiology
Cerebral Hemorrhage - pathology
Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System - complications
Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System - diagnostic imaging
Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System - pathology
Humans
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Cavernous malformations are benign vascular lesions of the central nervous system that lack intervening normal brain parenchyma. They can be seen almost anywhere that normal vasculature is available. Lesions are raspberry-like, thin-walled vascular sinusoids without smooth muscles containing hemosiderin deposits. Cerebral cavernous malformations are characterized by small bleedings. Their size varies from a few millimeters to 2- 3 centimeters. Giant cases are rare. Also referred to as cavernoma, these lesions rarely lead to intracerebral hematomas that threaten life. In this report, we have presented a 14-year-old patient with a giant cavernoma leading to a life-threatening massive intracerebral hematoma.
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ISSN:1019-5149