Clinically aggressive diffuse capillary telangiectasia of the brain stem: a clinical radiologic-pathologic case study.
Capillary malformations or telangiectasias of the brain usually exhibit a benign clinical course, although occassionally they may be associated with mild to moderate symptomatology of uncertain origin. We report a case of an exceptionally aggressive capillary telangiectasia in a child, which was associated with progressive neurologic deterioration resulting in death.
Huddle
D C
DC
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA.
Chaloupka
J C
JC
Sehgal
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D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011149:Pons / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology