BACKGROUND Uterine arteriovenous malformation is a rare but life-threatening condition that accounts for 1-2% of massive vaginal bleeding. Uterine arteriovenous malformations are less common after menopause. The condition can be diagnosed using Doppler ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and pelvic angiography. CASE PRESENTATION We report a postmenopausal patient with...

A 63-year-old male presented with a cerebral arteriovenous malformation in the dominant motor area which subsequently disappeared spontaneously. He had suffered from epileptic attacks in his right extremities for 2 years before he first presented aged 53 years. He was treated with anticonvulsants and was followed up. Bleeding from the cerebral arteriovenous malformation occurred when he was 61 ...

OBJECTIVE To report the clinical findings and management of spontaneous hemorrhage in an unsuspected intraorbital arteriovenous malformation. DESIGN Interventional case report. METHODS Review of clinical findings, radiologic studies, and treatment of the patient. RESULTS A 75-year-old woman sought treatment for the rapid onset of severe proptosis. Orbital exploration of a "mass" imaged on...

Capillary malformation-arteriovenous malformation syndrome is a rare type of vascular malformation first described in 2003. It is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder that has been reported in association with heterozygous mutations in the RASA1 gene, which encodes the protein RASp21. The clinical picture is characterized by multiple small capillary malformations which are associated with e...