Arteriovenous cerebral malformations represent congenital malformations. Considering the anatomical characteristics of the cerebral angiomas and their localization, in a great number of cases they demand a combined therapeutic approach--surgery, embolization and radiotherapy. Besides the constant progress of technology, 5% of all cerebral angiomas can not be completely excluded from the circula...

We report a case of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome arising from a tufted angioma successfully treated with systemic corticosteroid. A 2-month-old male infant presented with a palm-sized, erythematous induration on his left pubis. The lesion was diagnosed as tufted angioma histopathologically. After 1 month, the lesion suddenly expanded to the abdomen and scrotum. Initial laboratory tests were consis...

The symptoms separately associated with both intracranial aneurysms and angiomas are well understood and their diagnosis now presents no special problem. Rarely the two lesions may coexist, sometimes with confused symptoms, or, when intracranial haemorrhage is the presenting symptom, with the precise source of haemorrhage in doubt. Walsh and King (1942) recorded the first case of an associated ...

Since the introduction of microscopic techniques, radical surgery for cavernous angiomas has become a recommended treatment option. However, the treatment of motor area cavernous angioma represents a great challenge for the surgical team. Here, we describe an approach guided by frameless neuronavigation and preoperative functional mapping with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), for surgic...

Schwannomas are benign, slow-growing neoplasms of the neural sheaths. They occur rarely in a sublingual location; 9 cases have been reported to our knowledge. We aimed to report the case of a sublingual schwannoma with peculiar morphological features. A 23-year-old woman presented for a right sublingual mass, clinically diagnosed as a vascular malformation. A pleomorphic adenoma was suggested b...

Cobb syndrome, also known as cutaneomeningospinal angiomatosis, first described by Berenbruch in 1890 and reported by Cobb in 1915, is a rare disorder characterized by spinal vascular malformations and a corresponding dermatomal vascular nevus. It usually presents in children and adults as lower extremity weakness, back pain, sensory loss below the affected level, or paralysis. Onset may be acu...