[Association of venous angioma and cavernoma of the posterior fossa]

Arch Pediatr. 1996 Jul;3(7):685-8. doi: 10.1016/0929-693x(96)87090-4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Background: Association of venous angioma to cavernous malformation is rare. If bleeding occurs, it must be assigned to the cavernous malformation.

Case report: A 4 year-old boy suffered from an acute ataxia. Investigation showed a venous angioma and a cavernoma malformation in the posterior fossa. The patient was admitted again at the age of 8 years for a new episode of acute ataxia due to cerebellar hematoma. A conservative treatment was settled because of the risk of venous infarction.

Conclusion: Venous angiomas are rarely symptomatic and are considered as normal venous variants. Indeed, the cavernomas are true malformations with a high bleeding potential. When both lesions are associated and bleeding occurs, only the cavernous malformation has to be removed if surgically accessible.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / complications*
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / surgery
  • Child
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / complications*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / diagnosis
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / complications*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male