[Dumbell hemangioblastoma of the eighth cervical nerve root]

Neurochirurgie. 2006 Dec;52(6):533-6. doi: 10.1016/s0028-3770(06)71362-5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Hemangioblastomas involving cervical nerve roots are extremely rare. Only one case has been previously reported in the literature. We report the case of a 33-year-old man presenting with a 6-month history of upper limb pain. MRI and cervical angiography demonstrated the presence of a dumbell (intra and extradural) and highly vascularized tumor of the right C7-T1 foramina. Histological examination eventually confirmed the diagnosis of hemangioblastoma. Total removal of such a lesion may require combined (anterior and posterior) approaches and preoperative embolization.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Hemangioblastoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioblastoma / pathology
  • Hemangioblastoma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vestibulocochlear Nerve / diagnostic imaging
  • Vestibulocochlear Nerve / pathology*