Spinal cord tumours: haemangioblastoma
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Spinal cord tumours: haemangioblastoma. This is the third most common spinal cord tumour. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Pathology
- This is the third most common spinal cord tumour
- It is usually in the thoracic or cervical cord
- Von Hippel Lindau syndrome occurs in a third of cases
- It may occasionally cause subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)
Imaging: features
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References
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- Chamberlain MC, Tredway TL. Adult primary intradural spinal cord tumours: a review. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2011; 11:320-328.
- Zadnik PL, Gokaslan ZL, Burger PC, Bettegowda C. Spinal cord tumours: advances in genetics and their implications for treatment. Nat Rev Neurol 2013; 9:257-266.
- Hirano K, Imagama S, Sato K, et al. Primary spinal cord tumors: review of 678 surgically treated patients in Japan. A multicenter study. Eur Spine J 2012; 21:2019-2026.
