Cavernous angioma of the brain stem simulating diffuse pontine glioma.
Brainstem vascular malformations can sometimes simulate other conditions such as multiple sclerosis and pontine glioma. We report a case of brainstem cavernous angioma for which clinical course and radiologic appearance were suggestive of a pontine glioma. The diagnosis was uncertain until the clinical and radiologic evolution made it clear that the patient had a cavernous angioma. We suggest that brainstem angioma be considered as a differential diagnosis for pontine glioma.
Ming
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Department of Neurosciences and Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. mingxu@umdnj.edu
Gonzales
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Burrowes
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Lastra
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Antunes
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D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000473:pathology*; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology*