Brain Cavernous Angiomas(Archived)

Cavernous angiomas also referred to as cavernous malformations (CMs), cavernous hemangiomas, or cavernomas are a type of intracranial vascular malformation with a developmental origin. The terms 'haemangioma' and 'cavernoma' are a misnomer as the lesions are nonneoplastic. Vascular malformations involve invariably every organ of the body and are grouped into the following four types by their gross and histopathologic characteristics: Capillary malformations (or telangiectasias). Cavernous malformations (cavernous angiomas/hemangiomas). Venous malformations. Arteriovenous shunting malformations . All the types mentioned above involve the brain with various manifestations.