Outfielder Ryan Westmoreland, one of the Red Sox’ top minor league prospects, has been diagnosed with a rare vascular irregularity in his brain and will undergo surgery in Arizona Tuesday…
Westmoreland, who turns 20 next month, has a “cavernous malformation’’ that was discovered March 5 at Massachusetts General Hospital…
The malformation, according to information from the Mayo Clinic, is not a form of cancer but can cause bleeding within the brain because of dilated blood vessels.
Boston Globe, by Peter Abraham, 3/14/2010
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