Radiation Oncology/CNS/Cavernous malformation
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Overview[edit | edit source]
- A cavernous malformation is a vascular malformation composed of sinusoidal vessels without a large feeding artery.
- The primary difference between a cavernous malformation and an AVM is the lower pressure gradient.
- Represent 8-15% of intracranial malformations
- 70-80% are supratentorial.
- 0.25% to 6% annual risk of hemorrhage.
Treatment[edit | edit source]
Stereotactic radiosurgery[edit | edit source]
- Pittsburgh, 2002 (1987-2000) - PMID 12015835 -- "Long-term results after stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with cavernous malformations." Hasegawa T et al. Neurosurgery. 2002 Jun;50(6):1190-7.
- Ho et al. (2012) Brainstem Cavernoma Treated with Cone-based Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Therapeut Radiol Oncol 2012; 19(3): 255-261 • Two cases with brainstem cavernoma treated with linear accelerator (LlNAC) cone-based stereotactic radiosurgery • CASE 1: 14 Gy in two fractions, brain MRI showed the cavernoma over left pons remitted gradually • CASE 2: 18 Gy in two fractions, 0.7 cm cavernoma at left ambient cistern of the 4th ventricle roof, follow-up brain MRI of the cavernoma demonstrated very good treatment response