Cerebral venous angioma of the pons: report of a case with pontine hemorrhage.
Cerebral venous angioma in the pons associated with pontine hemorrhage in a 39-year-old normotensive woman was identified with computed tomography and angiography. Venous angioma in the brain stem is usually silent and rarely found by chance at autopsy. Only a few cases have been clinically reported. Our report indicates that in unusual cases of intracerebral hemorrhage, vascular malformations should be suspected and scrutinized with radiologic examination including angiography.
D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011149:Pons / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed