Title: Haemangioma Calcificans: An Unusual Cause of Intracerebral Haemorrhage in the Young

Authors: Shiv Pankaj Khanna, MD, Rigvardhan, MD, Prabal Deb, MD, Manish Sharma, MS, MCh

 DOI:  https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i8.137

Abstract

A case of temporal lobe hemangioma calcificans is described which is rare and less than 30 cases have been reported in the literature. This is considered to be benign variant of cerebral cavernous hemangioma. This rare case with diagnosis, treatment and clinic-pathological correlation along with review of literature is presented.

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Corresponding Author

Dr (Lt Col) Rigvardhan

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Saraswati Medical College, Unnao- 209859, India

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