Capillary Telangiectasia of the Posterior Fossa Presenting with Repeated Cerebellar Hemorrhage - A Case Report -

반복적인 소뇌 출혈로 발현한 후두와 모세혈관 확장증 - 증례보고 -

  • Lee, Yong-Mook (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Koh, Hyeon-Song (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Cho, Jun-Hee (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Youm, Jin-Young (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Song, Shi-Hun (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Youn (Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
  • 이용묵 (충남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 고현송 (충남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 조준희 (충남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 염진영 (충남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 송시헌 (충남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실) ;
  • 김윤 (충남대학교 의과대학 신경외과학교실)
  • Received : 2000.05.09
  • Accepted : 2000.07.18
  • Published : 2001.02.28

Abstract

Hemorrhage due to capillary telangiectasia is rare. We report a case of capillary telangiectasia presenting with repeated cerebellar hemorrhage in a 38-year-old male. To our knowledge this is the first case of repeated cerebellar hemorrhage from the capillary telangiectasia. At the first operation, we removed hematoma only, but rebleeding occurred repeatedly in the same area. Finally, we evacuated the recurrent hematoma and vascular mass of capillary telangiectasia at the second operation under surgical microscope. Based on the findings of this case and a review of the literature, we conclude that capillary telangiectasia can be the cause of the massive repeated hemorrhage.

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