title: Congenital multiple cavernous angiomas associated with thrombosed arteriovenous malformation of the brain--case report.
abstract: A 16-year-old girl presented with multiple cerebral cavernous angiomas with calcifications due to repeated hemorrhages and a thrombosed cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Her 18-year-old elder sister also had multiple cerebral cavernous angiomas associated with calcifications, which suggested presence of repeated previous hemorrhages. Surgical removal via a right occipital craniotomy resulted in a good outcome. The histological diagnosis was thrombosed AVM. Evaluation of congenital vascular anomaly needs to take into consideration the combination of other congenital vascular anomalies and their familial occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Kanazawa. yahayashi@ns.m.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tohma
authors.forename: Masanao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mouri
authors.forename: Tetsumori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashima
authors.forename: Junkoh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D003399:Craniotomy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D010375:Pedigree