The association of cavernous and venous angioma. Case report and review of the literature.
We report the case of a patient with progressive seizures caused by a cavernous angioma in association with a venous angioma in the right parietal lobe. The radiological findings, the pathogenesis of this association and the importance of surgical treatment of a cavernous angioma with conservative treatment of a venous angioma are discussed.
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Neurosurgical Division, Varese Regional Hospital and Foundation Macchi, Italy.
Dario
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Basile
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010296:Parietal Lobe