[Capillary telangiectasia and developmental venous anomaly: a rare association]

We review the relevant literature for a case of capillary telangiectasia associated with a developmental venous anomaly in the pons discovered incidentally. The most common established associations among vascular malformations are capillary telangiectasias with cavernous malformations and developmental venous anomalies with cavernous malformations. The association of a capillary telangiectasia with a developmental venous anomaly is very rare and only two cases affecting the posterior fossa have been reported. An analysis of the associations among vascular malformations leads to a discussion of the role of obstructed flow in their pathogenesis and whether these malformations can be considered a spectrum of manifestations of a single disease.