Two Cases of Cavernous Malformation Presenting with Unusual and Large Intracerebral Hemorrhages.
10.7461/jcen.2015.17.1.32
- Author:
Yeon Ju CHOI
1
;
Ki Su PARK
;
Seong Hyun PARK
;
Jeong Hyun HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jhwang@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cavernous malformation;
Hemosiderin;
Intracerebral hemorrhage;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH:
Cerebral Hemorrhage*;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Hemorrhage;
Hemosiderin;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Vascular Malformations
- From:Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
2015;17(1):32-35
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cavernous malformations (CMs), characterized by the presence of a hemosiderin rim and intralesional hemorrhage, are relatively common intracranial vascular malformations. Extralesional hemorrhages arising from CMs are seen in a minority of cases, but most of them show typical CM findings on magnetic resonance imaging. Here, the authors report two cases of pathologically confirmed CM presenting with unusual and large intracerebral hemorrhages, which were not surrounded by the typical hemosiderin rim. CMs presenting with large intracerebral hemorrhage should be considered in the differential diagnosis of massive intracerebral hemorrhages.
