Clinically aggressive diffuse capillary telangiectasia of the brain stem: a clinical radiologic-pathologic case study

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1999 Oct;20(9):1674-7.

Abstract

Capillary malformations or telangiectasias of the brain usually exhibit a benign clinical course, although occassionally they may be associated with mild to moderate symptomatology of uncertain origin. We report a case of an exceptionally aggressive capillary telangiectasia in a child, which was associated with progressive neurologic deterioration resulting in death.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Capillaries / pathology
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / diagnosis*
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / pathology
  • Child, Preschool
  • Endothelium, Vascular / pathology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Pons / blood supply
  • Pons / pathology