Cerebroretinal vasculopathy mimicking a brain tumor: A case of a rare hereditary syndrome

We report a 35-year-old man with hereditary cerebroretinal vasculopathy (CR V) characterized by retinal microvascular changes and a right frontal intra cerebral mass lesion that suggested a brain tumor. Histopathologic analysis of the patient's brain lesion as well as reviewed specimens of the patient 's mother, who had reportedly died of a brain tumor, showed no neoplasia bu t did show cerebral microvasculopathy. CRV should be considered as a differ ential diagnosis for patients with intracerebral mass lesions, retinal vasc ular changes, and a positive family history of "brain tumors."