Advances in the Treatment and Outcome of Brainstem Cavernous Malformation Surgery: A Single-Center Case Series of 300 Surgically Treated Patients

Brainstem cavernous malformations (BSCMs) are relatively uncommon, low-flow vascular lesions. Because of their relative rarity, relatively little data on their natural history and on the efficacy and durability of their treatment.To evaluate the long-term durability of surgical treatment of BSCMs and to document patient outcomes and clinical complications.The charts of all patients undergoing surgical treatment of BSCM between 1985 and 2009 were...