Cutaneous hemangioma associated with persistence of the trigeminal and both proatlantal arteries.
The authors describe a girl who was evaluated at 7 years old because of facial segmental hemangioma associated with unilateral persistent trigeminal artery, bilateral proatlantal arteries, hypoplasia of 1 posterior cerebral artery, kinking of 1 internal carotid artery at 2 different levels, and transdural collateral vascularization supplying the posterior areas of the cerebral hemispheres. This is the first patient known to have a cutaneous hemangioma associated with bilateral proatlantal arteries despite having a unilateral facial hemangioma.
Pascual-Castroviejo
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Pediatric Neurology Service, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain. i.pcastroviejo@neurologia.e.telefonica.net
Lopez-Gutierrez
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D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology