Hemangioblastoma of hippocampus without von Hippel-Lindau disease: case report and review of literature.
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A rare case of hemangioblastoma located in the region of hippocampus is reported. A 27-year-old female presented with a single episode of generalized convulsion. The vascular and cherry red color hemangioblastoma was resected by a temporo-zygomatic approach. There has been no recurrence of tumor at a follow-up of 11 years.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neurology India
دوره 54 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006