title: Intracranial cavernous angioma. Report of two cases in the same family.
abstract: We report two cases of intracranial cavernous angioma in members of one family and discuss our clinical and surgical findings in a further 10 cases of this lesion seen in the past five years. We stress the value of RNM, which supplies a precise diagnosis of nature, site and size, especially when the lesion is surrounded by a recent hematoma. NMR is especially indicated in suspected familial cavernous angioma, as in the cases reported.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Division, General Hospital, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Facchinetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crivelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dorizzi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed