venous angioma

[sadie1246]

is it a brain tumor as some say or just blood vessels that can rupture anytime?  I have one

[ampky]

Actually, it's both (Anything ending in -oma means tumor).  I had one.  It can also be called a cavernous hemangioma. It's basically a cluster of blood vessels.(Like a birthmark called a "strawberry" or "stork bite".)  They're more common than one might think.  Just keep your blood pressure low and have it monitored yearly by an MRI.

[DrKalraMD]

Hi, venous angiomas are not tumors but some venous malformations, variant pathways in the normal venous drainage of an area of the brain.

For more information visit website  http://www.emedicine.com/radio/byname/brain-venous-vascular-malformations.htm

[sadie1246]

my neuro said it could rupture and i could die.  i do have to take seizure meds. i am on keppra 500 2xdaily and klonipin 1xdaily.  i take benicar once a day plus numerous other meds.  I have MS and and a diabetic.  I also have had tias.  I am a mess. i take 20mg of predisone and they want to put me on 60 and i won't. it sends my blood pressure up and raises my glucose level.   he said it was from a tia. i have temperal arteritis also.  it showed up on my mri.  i have to have them about every 4 months.