Predominantly solid hemangioblastoma presenting as an extra-axial cerebellopontine angle lesion
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Radiology, Lancashire Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust, PrestoIssue Date
2021
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Hemangioblastomas (HBs) are typically intra-axial, highly vascular tumors of the central nervous system and account for up to 2.5% of all intracranial tumors and up to 12% of posterior fossa neoplasms. Extra-axial HBs are rarely described in the literature. The radiological appearances of cerebellopontine angle (CPA) extra-axial HB can lead to a diagnostic conundrum as they may mimic the appearance of dural metastasis, vestibular schwannoma, or meningioma. Here, we describe a patient who presented with an extra-axial CPA HB and explore the literature of the condition.Citation
Ahmed G, Sheikh U, Masri S, Joseph J, Sonwalker H. Predominantly Solid Hemangioblastoma Presenting as an Extra-Axial Cerebellopontine Angle Lesion. Cureus. 2021;13(2):e13071.Journal
CureusDOI
10.7759/cureus.13071PubMed ID
33680613Additional Links
https://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13071Type
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enae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.7759/cureus.13071