TY - JOUR
T1 - Giant cavernous malformations in young adults
T2 - Report of two cases, radiological findings and surgical consequences
AU - Parizel, M. R.
AU - Menovsky, T.
AU - Van Marck, V.
AU - Lammens, M.
AU - Parizel, P. M.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Cerebral cavernous malformations, also known as cavernous angioma or cavernoma, are a type of vascular disorder. They consist of abnormally large vascular cavities or sinusoid channels of varying size. The majority of cavernous malformations in the brain are small and do not always present with symptoms. A minority of large cavernous malformations, known as giant cavernous malformations (GCM), can cause neurological symptoms (such as headaches, focal neurologic deficits and seizures), which are probably related to hemorrhage and mass effect. GCM grow steadily in size over time, due to repetitive episodes of bleeding. The purpose of this paper is to document two case reports of patients with GCM, illustrate the radiological appearance, discuss the neurosurgical consequences, and to provide a literature analysis.
AB - Cerebral cavernous malformations, also known as cavernous angioma or cavernoma, are a type of vascular disorder. They consist of abnormally large vascular cavities or sinusoid channels of varying size. The majority of cavernous malformations in the brain are small and do not always present with symptoms. A minority of large cavernous malformations, known as giant cavernous malformations (GCM), can cause neurological symptoms (such as headaches, focal neurologic deficits and seizures), which are probably related to hemorrhage and mass effect. GCM grow steadily in size over time, due to repetitive episodes of bleeding. The purpose of this paper is to document two case reports of patients with GCM, illustrate the radiological appearance, discuss the neurosurgical consequences, and to provide a literature analysis.
KW - Abnormalities - Cerebral blood vessels
KW - Cerebral blood vessels
KW - MR
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84925548395&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 25597205
AN - SCOPUS:84925548395
VL - 97
SP - 274
EP - 278
JO - JBR-BTR
JF - JBR-BTR
SN - 2514-8281
IS - 5
ER -