Anterior Pontine Cavernoma: What should be done?
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Cavernoma is the most common vascular malformation of the brain with an incidence of 0.4-0.5%, prevalence of 0.6 per 100,000 inhabitants, predominance in males between 20-40 years old, and predominance of 25% in children [1-4]. Brainstem cavernomas are rare (18%) and present a bleeding rate higher than supratentorial cavernomas; they are more common in the pons (61%), with an estimated bleeding rate of 2-6.6% per year [1,5-8]. In the pediatric population, the lesion is found in the pons (rate of 73%), and it presents a 12.3% rate of bleeding per year and a 32.5% rate of rebleeding per year [9].
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