Cavernoma
Diagnosis certain
Disclosures
- updated 11 May 2022:
Nothing to disclose
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Status
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Age
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Cavernomas also known as cerebral cavernous venous malformations are the commonest type of intracranial vascular malformations. They are angiographically occult. No feeding artery or draining veins. They show characteristic popcorn appearance with peripheral rim of hypointense signals and internal areas of blooming.
Most Most of them are treated conservatively.
Differentials are haemorrhagic metastases or primary haemorrhagic brain tumours.
-<p>Cavernomas also known as cerebral cavernous venous malformations are the commonest type. They are angiographically occult. No feeding artery or draining veins. They show characteristic popcorn appearance with peripheral rim of hypointense signals and internal areas of blooming.</p><p>Most of them are treated conservatively.</p><p>Differentials are haemorrhagic metastases or primary haemorrhagic brain tumours.</p>- +<p>Cavernomas also known as cerebral cavernous venous malformations are the commonest type of intracranial vascular malformations. They are angiographically occult. No feeding artery or draining veins. They show characteristic popcorn appearance with peripheral rim of hypointense signals and internal areas of blooming. Most of them are treated conservatively.</p><p>Differentials are haemorrhagic metastases or primary haemorrhagic brain tumours.</p>
References changed:
- https://radiopaedia.org/articles/cerebral-cavernous-venous-malformation?lang=gb
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Findings
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A fairly well defined-defined hyperintense lesion with peripheral T2 hypointense margins is noted involving the medulla oblangataoblongata without any significant edema. The lesion also extends to fourth ventricle lumen without any obstructive hydrocephalus.
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