title: Cavernous hemangiomas in children.
abstract: Cavernous angiomas are histologically benign hamartomas, showing no potential for metastasis. Clinically, patients present with convulsions, hemorrhage, or signs of mass effect. Although many cases exhibit ossification on X-ray, the main means of diagnosis is computed tomography. This, in turn, has led to earlier diagnoses being made in much younger patients. Early diagnosis is a matter of urgency as patients are otherwise exposed to the continuing threat of rupture. As cavernous angiomas are operable, the prognosis is usually good.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgische Klinik, Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Herter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Szüwart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed