Venous angiomas: an underestimated cause of intracranial hemorrhage.
Cerebral venous angiomas are considered by many investigators as infrequent and incidental. Our experience, however, has been different. Since 1975, we have compiled a group of 21 patients with 23 venous angiomas. Nine patients (43%) presented with intracranial hemorrhage, and two in this group had recurrent hemorrhage. Surgical extirpation of the venous angioma was performed in all nine cases. An additional resection of a frontal venous angioma was performed in a woman with intractable seizures and headache. We experienced limited morbidity and no mortality. Although venous angiomas may be uncommon clinically, they have a significant potential for hemorrhage, and particularly, rehemorrhage if left untreated.
Malik
G M
GM
Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Hospital Division, Detroit, Michigan 48202.
Morgan
J K
JK
Boulos
R S
RS
Ausman
J I
JI
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography