BRAIN CAVERNOUS ANGIOMAS

Course overview

CAVERNOUS ANGIOMAS, ALSO REFERRED TO AS CAVERNOUS MALFORMATIONS (CMS), CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMAS, OR CAVERNOMAS ARE BENIGN INTRACRANIAL VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS THAT FORM DURING DEVELOPMENT. VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS INVOLVE EVERY ORGAN AND ARE GROUPED INTO FOUR TYPES ACCORDING TO GROSS AND HISTOPATHOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS: CAPILLARY MALFORMATIONS, ALSO CALLED TELANGIECTASIAS, CAVERNOUS MALFORMATIONS, ALSO CALLED CAVERNOUS ANGIOMAS OR HEMANGIOMAS, VENOUS MALFORMATIONS, AND ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNTING MALFORMATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH CAVERNOUS BRAIN ANGIOMAS.