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Cerebral venous malformation complicated by spontaneous thrombosis

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A case of spontaneous thrombosis and infarction leading to death as complications of a cerebral venous malformation in a 13-yearold boy is reported. This is the first published report of this type of complication occurring in a case of venous angioma. While the biologic behavior of cerebral venous malformations has suggested that they are benign in nature, and the results of surgical management have encouraged a conservative approach, the present case illustrates a potential complication and argues against the assumption that these malformations are completely benign in nature.

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  1. Division of neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, 2085 Adelbert Road, 44106-4901, Cleveland, OH, USA

    P. Kim, R. Castellani & N. Tresser

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Kim, P., Castellani, R. & Tresser, N. Cerebral venous malformation complicated by spontaneous thrombosis. Child's Nerv Syst 12, 172–175 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00266825

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