Pituitary stalk hemangioblastomas in von Hippel–Lindau disease
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Metachronous Pituitary Stalk And Cerebellar Hemangioblastomas In A Patient Without Von Hippel- Lindau Disease: Case Report And Review Of Literature
Background: Hemangioblastomas (HBs) are benign neoplasms of the central nervous system (CNS) that account for 10–15% of posterior fossa tumors in adults. HBs most commonly arise in the cerebellum but also occur in the spinal cord and medulla. They occur sporadically as solitary lesions or in association with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease and are usually multiple. HBs can arise in the supraten...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurosurgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0022-3085,1933-0693
DOI: 10.3171/2008.4.17532