Coincident Giant Cavernous Angioma and Large Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm.
Cavernous angiomas although relatively common lesions rarely reach a large size. They have a well documented association with AVMs, capillary telangiectases and venous angiomas but are not specifically associated with intracerebral aneurysms. We present a case of what we believe to be the 4th largest reported giant cavernous angioma to present in adulthood. This cavernous angioma also happened to be associated with a large intracerebral aneurysm, an association not previously reported. The sometimes confusing nomenclature of cavernous angiomas and other similar vascular malformations is also discussed.
Tom D
TD
Newton
Saravanan
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Munusamy
Roger
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Laitt
AVM, arteriovenous malformation; CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging