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Cavernous angioma causes
Introduction
Causes
Causes
- 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.
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