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A rare (arteriolo-)capillomedullary venous anomaly of the cerebellum was examined with CT, MRI, and angiography. Unlike the usual venous angioma, this case had such extraordinary features as: infratentorial location, involvement of the whole left cerebellum, an arteriolocapillary component and a history of progressive vomiting and chronic constipation in a 7-year-old boy. CT and MRI were consistent with an extensive vascular malformation, but the actual diagnosis was reached by angiography.
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Tanvü, M.O., Vinee, P., Wakhloo, A.K. et al. A rare (arteriolo-)capillomedullary venous anomaly of the cerebellum. Neuroradiology 38, 91–95 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593233
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