title: Pontine cavernous haemangioma - an incidental autopsy finding.
abstract: Cavernous haemangiomas belong to a group of vascular malformations that are developmental defects of the vascular bed. Occurrence of an asymptomatic cavernoma in the pons is uncommon and worthy of record. At autopsy, cavernomas have to be differentiated from traumatic haemorrhagic lesions in head injury cases. We hereby report a case in which a pontine cavernous haemangioma was detected at autopsy in a 25-year-old female who died due to burn injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India. tanujkanchan@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Tanuj
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanchan
authors.forename: Flora D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Lobo
authors.forename: Ritesh G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Menezes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D020295:Brain Stem Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology