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Familial versus sporadic cavernous malformations: differences in developmental venous anomaly association and lesion phenotype.
AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology - 1 Feb 2010
Petersen T A, Morrison L A, Schrader R M, Hart B L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: CCMs are commonly associated with DVAs, but the incidence of association in familial CCM is unknown. The presence of a DVA significantly complicates surgical management of a CCM because of the risk of compromised venous drainage. In this investigation, we compared the incidence of a DVA in the presence of a CCM in sporadic and familial CCM cases comprising predominantly familial CCM with...
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