Surgical resection of sporadic and hereditary hemangioblastoma: Our 10-year experience and a literature review

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-314123
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.31412

Bründl, Elisabeth ; Schoedl, Petra ; Odo-Winfried, Ullrich ; Brawanski, Alexander ; Schebesch, Karl-Michael

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Abstract

Background: Hemangioblastomas (HBLs) are benign neoplasms that contribute to 1-2.5% of intracranial tumors and 7-12% of posterior fossa lesions in adult patients. HBLs either evolve hereditarily in association with von Hippel-Lindau disease (vHL) or, more prevalently, as solitary sporadic tumors. Only few authors have reported on the clinical presentation and the neurological outcome of HBL. ...