Abstract
Cavernous hemangiomas are low-flow malformations that consist of ectatic, largely thrombosed and septated venous convolutions. There are only tiny arterial feeders whose walls usually lack elastic fiber; brain tissue is never interposed. Old hemorrhages and calcifications are frequent.
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Hahn, M., Aschoff, A., Kunze, S. (1991). 667 Histologically Verified Cavernous Hemangiomas of the CNS: Review of Localization, Symptoms, and Signs, Diagnosis, and Results of Operative Treatment. In: Bock, W.J., Lumenta, C., Brock, M., Klinger, M. (eds) Intracranial Angiomas Neurosurgical Intensive Care Supratentorial Tumors in Children. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76182-9_24
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