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Cavernous Angioma of the Brain Stem Simulating Diffuse Pontine Glioma

Department of Neurosciences and Pediatrics

Cynthia Gonzales, MD

Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric HematologylOncology

Delililah Burrowes, MD

Department of Radiology

Carlos Lastra, MD

Department of Neurosciences and Pediatrics UMDNJ, Newark, New Jersey

Nuno Antunes, MD

Department of Pediatrics and Neurology Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York

Brainstem vascular malformations can sometimes simulate other conditions such as multiple sclerosis and pontine glioma. We report a case of brainstem cavernous angioma for which clinical course and radiologic appearance were suggestive of a pontine glioma. The diagnosis was uncertain until the clinical and radiologic evolution made it clear that the patient had a cavernous angioma. We suggest that brainstem angioma be considered as a differential diagnosis for pontine glioma. (J Child Neurol 2001;16:614-615).

Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 16, No. 8, 614-615 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/088307380101600817


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