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Pontine cavernous haemangioma – An incidental autopsy finding
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Pontine cavernous haemangioma – An incidental autopsy finding

Anand Menon, Tanuj Kanchan, Flora D. Lobo and Ritesh G. Menezes
Journal of forensic and legal medicine, Vol.16(7), pp.417-419
01/10/2009
PMID: 19733335

Abstract

Cavernoma Haemangioma Medicolegal autopsy Pons Pontine cavernomous haemangioma
Cavernous haemangiomas belong to a group of vascular malformations that are developmental defects of the vascular bed. Occurrence of an asymptomatic cavernoma in the pons is uncommon and worthy of record. At autopsy, cavernomas have to be differentiated from traumatic haemorrhagic lesions in head injury cases. We hereby report a case in which a pontine cavernous haemangioma was detected at autopsy in a 25-year-old female who died due to burn injuries.

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