Histopathology of brain AVMs part II: inflammation in arteriovenous malformation of the brain
Background Hemorrhage from an arteriovenous malformation of the brain (bAVM) has been associated with focal inflammation of the bAVM. Intrigued by the possibility of anti-inflammatory drug therapy to stabilize bAVMs and prevent hemorrhage, we investigated the association of bAVM inflammation with ot...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Acta neurochirurgica 2020-07, Vol.162 (7), p.1741-1747 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background
Hemorrhage from an arteriovenous malformation of the brain (bAVM) has been associated with focal inflammation of the bAVM. Intrigued by the possibility of anti-inflammatory drug therapy to stabilize bAVMs and prevent hemorrhage, we investigated the association of bAVM inflammation with other histological features and clinical presentation.
Materials and methods
Tissue samples from 85 surgically treated bAVMs were studied with histology and CD45 immunostainings. The histological data was compared with the clinical history of the patient. Univariate analysis and logistic regression were performed.
Results
Inflammation was found in all studied bAVMs and did not associate with rupture (
p
= 0.442). While multiple types of inflammatory cells were present, macrophages were clearly the dominant inflammatory cell type, especially in samples with strong inflammation (87% of the samples). Of those bAVMs that had strong inflammation, only 56% had presented with clinically evident rupture. However, hemosiderin which is a sign of prior hemorrhage was detected in 78.4% (58/74) of samples with strong inflammation and was associated with it (
p
= 0.003). Inflammation in the nidus and parenchyma was associated with perivascular inflammation (
p
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ISSN: | 0001-6268 0942-0940 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00701-020-04328-3 |