Vascular tumors

Question 1

In what syndrome is a port wine stain (cutanous capillary malformation) found on one side of the face in V1 area and in 70% of cases an intracranial abnormality is found ipsilaterally?

Answer 1

Sturge weber Syndrome.

Question 2

Sturge weber syndrome includes the pport wine stain and the ipsilateral intracranial malformation, what more are included?

Answer 2

Childhood seizures 80%
Developmental delay
Hemiplegia/hemiparesis/hemianopsia
Eye manifestations

Question 3

Do we know the genetic predisposition for the phakomatosis Sturge Webeer?

Answer 3

no. A few genes detected but no single found.