1.Congenital arteriovenous malformation associated with progressive hydrocephalus in a newborn.
Sung Hye PARK ; Je G CHI ; Byung Kyu CHO
Journal of Korean Medical Science 1991;6(4):362-366
Intracranial arteriovenous malformation is rarely presented in newborns or infants. We describe an unusual case of congenital arteriovenous malformation of the brain with multiple sequestered grape-like venous sacs presented with congenital hydrocephalus. This 4-month-old girl born with a large head, presented with progressive hydrocephalus over a period of 4 months. The brain CT showed multiloculated cysts with a high-density mural nodule and thin cerebral mantle. The right lateral ventricle was collapsed by the cystic lesion, and the contralateral ventricle was markedly dilated, which was thought to be due to aqueductal obstruction by the conglomerated nidus of the arteriovenous malformation. Surgical removal of both hemispheric masses, including the overlying thin mantle. The lesion was pathologically confirmed as the arteriovenous malformation which was composed of markedly dilated veins and multiple sequestered aneurysmal sacs. The overlying cerebral tissue was dysplastic and partly infarcted. This case shows that intracerebral arteriovenous malformation is indeed a congenital anomaly and suggests that intrauterine vascular compromise can result in focal or wide maldevelopment of the brain.
Female
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Humans
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Hydrocephalus/*etiology
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Infant
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Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations/*complications/pathology/radiography
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
2.The Multiple Brain Abscesses Associated with Congenital Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: A Case Report.
Seok HAN ; Dong Jun LIM ; Yong Gu CHUNG ; Tai Hyoung CHO ; Seong Jun LIM ; Woo Jae KIM ; Jung Yul PARK ; Jung Keun SUH
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2002;17(3):407-411
In this report, we descrbed a case of multiple brain abscesses associated with diffuse congenital pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM). Although the cases of brain abscesses associated with congenital PAVM are very rare, the brain abscess could be an initial clinical manifestation in asymptomatic PAVM as in the case presented in this report. PAVM may contribute to the development of a brain abscess by allowing easy bacterial access to systemic circulation through the right-to-left pulmonary vascular shunt, bypassing the filtering effect of the pulmonary capillaries. Hence, this association should be considered in cases with brain abscesses of undetermined etiologic factors.
Arteriovenous Malformations/*complications/radiography
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Brain Abscess/*etiology/radiography
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Capillaries
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Child
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Humans
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Male
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*Pulmonary Circulation
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
3.A case of hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome with pneumoangiogram lesion in Mainland Chinese child.
Jin-rong LIU ; Xiao-min DUAN ; Ai-xin GUO ; Shun-ying ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2013;51(9):692-693
Arteriovenous Malformations
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diagnosis
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etiology
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genetics
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Child
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin E
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blood
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Job Syndrome
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complications
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diagnosis
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genetics
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Lung
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diagnostic imaging
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pathology
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Male
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Mutation
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Radiography
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STAT3 Transcription Factor
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genetics
4.Cowden Syndrome Presenting as Breast Cancer: Imaging and Clinical Features.
Mirinae SEO ; Nariya CHO ; Hye Shin AHN ; Hyeong Gon MOON
Korean Journal of Radiology 2014;15(5):586-590
Cowden syndrome is an uncommon, autosomal dominant disease which is characterized by multiple hamartomas of the skin, mucous membrane, brain, breast, thyroid, and gastrointestinal tract. The diagnosis of Cowden syndrome implicates an increased risk of developing breast cancer. We report a case of a 22-year-old woman with Cowden syndrome that presented as breast cancer with concomitant bilateral exuberant benign masses in both breasts.
Arteriovenous Malformations/radiography
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Breast Neoplasms/*complications/*diagnosis/ultrasonography
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DNA/analysis
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DNA Mutational Analysis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Hamartoma Syndrome, Multiple/*complications/*diagnosis/genetics/ultrasonography
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Humans
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PTEN Phosphohydrolase/genetics
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Thyroid Neoplasms/radiography
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Young Adult