title: Familial arteriovenous malformations. Report of four cases in one family.
abstract: Familial arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) are uncommon entities, with only seven reported cases in the English literature. Some have been associated with hereditary telangiectasia. A family in which AVM's were found in four male members of two generations is reported. In addition, one patient had a large cyst associated with his AVM without previous evidence of acute hemorrhage, which is an uncommon presentation. The family is discussed and a brief review of the literature is presented.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed