Case report reveals surgical intervention's role in managing arteriovenous malformation in a boy with BRRS, suggesting the need for vigilant monitoring.
Key Points
To describe a rare case of a boy with Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome exhibiting arteriovenous malformation.
Diagnostic criteria followed were those by Parisi et al and Pilarski for BRRS and PTEN syndrome.
Surgical excision was performed on the high-flow arteriovenous malformation.
Post-operative management included skin graft reconstruction.
The patient had multiple features of BRRS, including macrocephaly and intestinal hamartomatous polyps.
Surgical excision resulted in a viable graft with no complications noted.
AVMs are rare in BRRS, occurring in less than 10% of cases, typically affecting the limbs.