Solid Cerebellar Hemangioblastoma with Peritumoral Edema: 5-Years Follow up.
10.13104/imri.2015.19.4.248
- Author:
Kyoung Jin HWANG
1
;
Soo Jin SONG
;
Key Chung PARK
;
Sung Sang YOON
;
Tae Beom AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. ricash@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hemangioblastoma;
Peritumoral edema;
Solid
- MeSH:
Aged, 80 and over;
Brain;
Central Nervous System;
Cerebellum;
Cerebral Angiography;
Edema*;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies*;
Headache;
Hemangioblastoma*;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- From:Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
2015;19(4):248-251
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Hemangioblastomas are angioblastic tumors of the central nervous system. Cerebellar hemangioblastomas are traditionally classified into two morphologic types-cystic and solid. Cystic hemangioblastomas are associated with peritumoral edema, but solid hemangioblastomas are not. We report a case of solid cerebellar hemangioblastoma with massive peritumoral edema. An 83-year-old female visited our hospital due to a sudden headache. Five years ago, she had been admitted to our hospital with similar headache and diagnosed with cerebellar hemangioblastoma. Follow-up brain MRI 5 years later showed an increased size of a homogeneous enhancing mass with aggravated peritumoral edema in the left lower cerebellar hemisphere. Cerebral angiography showed a highly vascularized mass in the cerebellum, which was compatible with a solid-type hemangioblastoma.
