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A 30-Year-Old Man with a History of Epilepsy Comes to the Office

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A 30-year-old man with a history of epilepsy comes to the office for follow-up. He has a history of recurrent seizures that start as jerky, rhythmic movements of his left leg and gradually spread to involve the entire left side of his body. The patient frequently loses consciousness and has been witnessed to have a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Neuroimaging has revealed a focal lesion in the right motor area. He has been treated with several antiepilepsy drugs, but his seizures have remained poorly controlled. Surgery is performed to remove the lesion, and the excised brain tissue shows a 1.5-cm mass composed of engorged purplish clusters. Microscopy shows numerous dilated capillaries with an endothelial lining separated by a thin layer of fibrous connective tissue. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

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