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50-year-old female

Discussion • Findings - Central pontine enhancing focus - No mass effect • Differential - Capillary telangiectasia - Developmental venous an...

Brain capillary telangiectasia



Discussion

• Findings

- Central pontine enhancing focus

- No mass effect

• Differential

- Capillary telangiectasia

- Developmental venous anomaly

- Metastasis

- Cavernous malformation


Brain capillary telangiectasia

• Cluster of enlarged capillaries with interspersed parenchyma

• Enhancement without mass effect

• 50% T2 hyperintense

• Common locations

-Pons

-Cerebellum

-Spinal cord