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Associated vascular malformations and neoplasms in children
Pediatric Neurosurgery
|July 1, 1993
Summary
Primary central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms rarely present with striking abnormal vascularity. This vascular pattern in CNS tumors, unlike neovascularity in astrocytomas, does not significantly impact prognosis.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Pediatric Oncology
Background:
- Primary central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms can exhibit unusual vascular patterns beyond typical hypervascularity or neovascularization.
- These distinct vascular lesions have been historically termed angiogliomas or angiomatous astrocytomas and are associated with various CNS tumor types.