Cerebellar hemangioblastoma supplied by persistent hypoglossal artery

Mandy J Binning; Adnan H Siddiqui

doi:10.1136/jnis.2011.004705

Cerebellar hemangioblastoma supplied by persistent hypoglossal artery

J Neurointerv Surg. 2012 May;4(3):e3. doi: 10.1136/jnis.2011.004705. Epub 2011 Jun 8.

Authors

Mandy J Binning¹, Adnan H Siddiqui

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA.

PMID: 21990467
DOI: 10.1136/jnis.2011.004705

Abstract

The authors report a unique case of an intramedullary cerebellar hemangioblastoma that was supplied by a persistent hypoglossal artery. In this case, recognition of the persistent hypoglossal artery through angiographic imaging was crucial in identifying tumor blood supply and in guiding the decision to perform a craniotomy without tumor embolization.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arteriovenous Anastomosis / surgery
Catheterization, Peripheral
Catheters
Cerebellar Neoplasms / blood supply*
Cerebellar Neoplasms / pathology
Cerebellar Neoplasms / surgery
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Arteries / pathology*
Cerebral Arteries / surgery
Craniotomy
Embolization, Therapeutic
Hemangioblastoma / blood supply*
Hemangioblastoma / pathology
Hemangioblastoma / surgery
Humans
Infratentorial Neoplasms / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Neurosurgical Procedures
Tomography, X-Ray Computed