Abstract The Mulliken and Glowacki classification (1982) differentiated vascular anomalies
into two groups based on their endothelial characteristics: hemangiomas and vascular …

Background and Purpose—To determine the hospital mortality rates associated with elective
surgical clipping and endovascular coiling of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. Methods …

PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) is the molecular diagnostic term describing
patients with Cowden syndrome, Bannayan–Riley–Ruvalcaba syndrome, and other clinical …

Background: Mutations in the PTEN gene cause two disorders that predispose to cancer,
Bannayan–Riley–Ruvalcaba and Cowden syndromes. Some patients with a PTEN mutation …

PI3Ks belong to a family of lipid kinases that comprises eight isoforms. They phosphorylate
the third position of the inositol ring present in phosphatidylinositol lipids and, in turn …

A young girl with an arteriovenous malformation involving the right upper extremity
developed rapidly progressive bony destruction that did not respond to embolization …

Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are vascular lesions in which an overgrowth of blood
vessels of varying sizes develops with one or more direct connections between the arterial …

Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome is a congenital disorder characterized by
macrocephaly, intestinal polyposis, lipomas, and pigmented macules of the penis. There is …

Objective Dural arteriovenous fistulae (dAVF) are rare vascular lesions of the CNS with
potentially significant morbidity and mortality. Our experience in the treatment of children …

Congenital cerebrovascular anomalies in the pediatric age group are myriad with diverse
etiologies. The purpose of this paper is to provide an imaging overview of congenital …