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Concurrent presentation of brain arteriovenous malformation, peripheral arteriovenous malformation, and cerebellar astrocytoma: Case report
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inat.2020.100689Abstract
We report a rare case of a 19-year-old female progressively affected by a peripheral arteriovenous malformation (pAVM), a midline cerebellar astrocytoma, and a brain arteriovenous malformation (bAVM). She presented with a pulsatile mass on her left cheek, which was classified as a pAVM through angiography. Following treatment with embolization and surgical resection, she returned with enlargement of the mass and imaging incidentally identified a cerebellar astrocytoma. Suboccipital craniotomy, C1 laminectomy, and endoscopic third ventriculostomy were subsequently performed. She was later treated again for growth of her pAVM, and angiography revealed the presence of a left temporal bAVM, which was resected via a pterional craniotomy. Pathological staining identified activation of mTOR and RAS/MAPK pathway in the patient's pAVM and bAVM tissue samples. Furthermore, genetic sequencing demonstrated an activating MAPK21 (K57N) mutation in the pAVM and a gain of distal chromosome 7q in the pilocytic astrocytoma. No germline mutation was identified to explain all pathologies. This case demonstrates the need for continued development and further integration of multi-disciplinary genetic, radiological, and neurological treatment teams to effectively care for such complex presentations.
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