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Intracranial cavernous angioma

MedGen UID:
232659
•Concept ID:
C1334237
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Intracranial Cavernoma; intracranial cavernoma; Intracranial Cavernous Angioma; intracranial cavernous angioma; Intracranial cavernous hemangioma; Intracranial Cavernous Hemangioma; intracranial cavernous hemangioma
SNOMED CT: Intracranial cavernous hemangioma (445513004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002327

Definition

A cavernous hemangioma arising from the brain and meninges. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVIntracranial cavernous angioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Front Immunol 2022;13:975921. Epub 2022 Oct 31 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.975921. PMID: 36389714Free PMC Article
Cranial Cavernous Malformations: Natural History and Treatment.
Stapleton CJ, Barker FG 2nd
Stroke 2018 Apr;49(4):1029-1035. Epub 2018 Mar 13 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.017074. PMID: 29535273
Neurocysticercosis, familial cerebral cavernomas and intracranial calcifications: differential diagnosis for adequate management.
Gasparetto EL, Alves-Leon S, Domingues FS, Frossard JT, Lopes SP, Souza JM
Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2016 Jun;74(6):495-500. doi: 10.1590/0004-282X20160054. PMID: 27332076

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Fatal giant pediatric intracranial cavernous angioma.
Corapçioğlu F, Akansel G, Gönüllü E, Yildiz K, Etuş V
Turk J Pediatr 2006 Jan-Mar;48(1):89-92. PMID: 16562795
Intracranial cavernous angioma: a practical review of clinical and biological aspects.
Raychaudhuri R, Batjer HH, Awad IA
Surg Neurol 2005 Apr;63(4):319-28; discussion 328. doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.05.032. PMID: 15808709
Familial form of intracranial cavernous angioma: MR imaging findings in 51 families. French Society of Neurosurgery.
Brunereau L, Labauge P, Tournier-Lasserve E, Laberge S, Levy C, Houtteville JP
Radiology 2000 Jan;214(1):209-16. doi: 10.1148/radiology.214.1.r00ja19209. PMID: 10644126
Intracranial cavernous angioma.
Ferrante L, Palma L, d'Addetta R, Mastronardi L, Acqui M, Fortuna A
Neurosurg Rev 1992;15(2):125-33. doi: 10.1007/BF00313508. PMID: 1635626
Cavernous angioma: a review of 126 collected and 12 new clinical cases.
Simard JM, Garcia-Bengochea F, Ballinger WE Jr, Mickle JP, Quisling RG
Neurosurgery 1986 Feb;18(2):162-72. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198602000-00008. PMID: 3960293

Diagnosis

Familial form of intracranial cavernous angioma: MR imaging findings in 51 families. French Society of Neurosurgery.
Brunereau L, Labauge P, Tournier-Lasserve E, Laberge S, Levy C, Houtteville JP
Radiology 2000 Jan;214(1):209-16. doi: 10.1148/radiology.214.1.r00ja19209. PMID: 10644126
Intracranial cavernous angioma.
Sadni M, Flandroy P, Dondelinger RF
J Belge Radiol 1997 Dec;80(6):311. PMID: 9479909
Intracranial cavernous angioma.
Ferrante L, Palma L, d'Addetta R, Mastronardi L, Acqui M, Fortuna A
Neurosurg Rev 1992;15(2):125-33. doi: 10.1007/BF00313508. PMID: 1635626
Intracranial cavernous angioma: presentation and management.
Tagle P, Huete I, Méndez J, del Villar S
J Neurosurg 1986 May;64(5):720-3. doi: 10.3171/jns.1986.64.5.0720. PMID: 3701420
Intracranial cavernous angioma.
Bartlett JE, Kishore PR
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1977 Apr;128(4):653-6. doi: 10.2214/ajr.128.4.653. PMID: 403798

Prognosis

Fatal giant pediatric intracranial cavernous angioma.
Corapçioğlu F, Akansel G, Gönüllü E, Yildiz K, Etuş V
Turk J Pediatr 2006 Jan-Mar;48(1):89-92. PMID: 16562795
Intracranial cavernous angioma: a practical review of clinical and biological aspects.
Raychaudhuri R, Batjer HH, Awad IA
Surg Neurol 2005 Apr;63(4):319-28; discussion 328. doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.05.032. PMID: 15808709
Congenital cavernous angioma exhibits a progressive decrease in size after birth.
Hayashi S, Kondoh T, Morishita A, Sasayama T, Sanabria EA, Kohmura E
Childs Nerv Syst 2004 Mar;20(3):199-203. Epub 2003 Dec 24 doi: 10.1007/s00381-003-0844-8. PMID: 14704811
Intracranial cavernous angioma.
Ferrante L, Palma L, d'Addetta R, Mastronardi L, Acqui M, Fortuna A
Neurosurg Rev 1992;15(2):125-33. doi: 10.1007/BF00313508. PMID: 1635626
Intracranial cavernous angioma: presentation and management.
Tagle P, Huete I, Méndez J, del Villar S
J Neurosurg 1986 May;64(5):720-3. doi: 10.3171/jns.1986.64.5.0720. PMID: 3701420

Clinical prediction guides

Fatal giant pediatric intracranial cavernous angioma.
Corapçioğlu F, Akansel G, Gönüllü E, Yildiz K, Etuş V
Turk J Pediatr 2006 Jan-Mar;48(1):89-92. PMID: 16562795
Congenital cavernous angioma exhibits a progressive decrease in size after birth.
Hayashi S, Kondoh T, Morishita A, Sasayama T, Sanabria EA, Kohmura E
Childs Nerv Syst 2004 Mar;20(3):199-203. Epub 2003 Dec 24 doi: 10.1007/s00381-003-0844-8. PMID: 14704811
Intrasellar cavernous angioma in neurofibromatosis.
Mitsuhashi T, Hashimoto R, Nagahama S, Nagata Y
Hum Pathol 1991 Jun;22(6):623-4. doi: 10.1016/0046-8177(91)90244-j. PMID: 1907595

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