A case report of the management of multiple metachronous haemangioblastomas in a patient with von Hippel - Lindau disease

Cerebellar haemangioblastomas commonly arise in patients with von Hippel - Lindau disease. We present the case of a 47-year-old male who has successfully undergone 10 separate procedures for symptomatic cerebellar haemangioblastomas. To our knowledge, this case is unique with respect to the frequenc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of neurosurgery 2008-02, Vol.22 (1), p.104-106
Hauptverfasser:	Newman, S., Wasserberg, J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Blood vessels Brain cancer Cerebellar Neoplasms - complications Cerebellar Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Cerebellar Neoplasms - surgery Genetic disorders Hemangioblastoma - complications Hemangioblastoma - diagnostic imaging Hemangioblastoma - surgery Humans Male Middle Aged Neurosurgery Postoperative Complications - etiology Radiography Recovery of Function - physiology Reoperation Studies Time Factors Treatment Outcome von Hippel-Lindau Disease - complications von Hippel-Lindau Disease - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:	Cerebellar haemangioblastomas commonly arise in patients with von Hippel - Lindau disease. We present the case of a 47-year-old male who has successfully undergone 10 separate procedures for symptomatic cerebellar haemangioblastomas. To our knowledge, this case is unique with respect to the frequency of symptomatic recurrences.
ISSN:	0268-8697 1360-046X
DOI:	10.1080/02688690701552864