Cavernous angioma causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Edzel Lorraine Co, D.M.D., M.D.

There are no established causes for cavernous angioma.

• The exact etiology of cavernous angioma is still unknown.

• However, it is believed that cavernous angioma usually arises as a result of aplasia, hypoplasia or occlusion of newly formed veins at an early stage of development.