title: Huge cavernoma with massive intracerebral hemorrhage in a child.
abstract: Cavernous malformations are benign vascular lesions of the central nervous system that lack intervening normal brain parenchyma. They can be seen almost anywhere that normal vasculature is available. Lesions are raspberry-like, thin-walled vascular sinusoids without smooth muscles containing hemosiderin deposits. Cerebral cavernous malformations are characterized by small bleedings. Their size varies from a few millimeters to 2- 3 centimeters. Giant cases are rare. Also referred to as cavernoma, these lesions rarely lead to intracerebral hematomas that threaten life. In this report, we have presented a 14-year-old patient with a giant cavernoma leading to a life-threatening massive intracerebral hematoma.
authors.affiliation: Harran University, Medical Faculty, Neurosurgery Department, Sanliurfa, Turkey. avciemel@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Avci
authors.forename: Adi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: Füsun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Hamza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karabağ
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cakir
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D020786:Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed