title: Tumefactive demyelination associated with developmental venous anomaly: Report of two cases.
abstract: We present two cases of tumefactive demyelination (TD) occurring in close association with a developmental venous anomaly (DVA). Our purpose is to describe the association between demyelinating lesions and venous anomalies, as only one case of TD associated with a DVA has been published in the literature. Appropriate recognition of this "do not touch" lesion may avoid invasive and potentially harmful procedures such as biopsy or resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, United States. Electronic address: mmma@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Mingming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA.
authors.forename: James Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, United States.
authors.forename: Edward D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Plowey
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, United States.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fischbein
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, United States.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iv
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Developmental venous anomaly; Tumefactive demyelination