Subepyndemal hemangioblastomas of the cervicomedullary junction: lessons learned in the management of two cases
| Autor: | Julian Lin, Robert A. Sanford, John S. Winestone, Frederick A. Boop |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty von Hippel-Lindau Disease genetic structures Brain tumor Hemangioblastoma medicine Brain Stem Neoplasms Humans Spinal Cord Neoplasms Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations Medulla Oblongata business.industry Neurogenic hypertension General Medicine Von hippel lindau medicine.disease humanities Cervicomedullary Junction Surgery body regions Treatment Outcome Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Cervical Vertebrae Female Neurology (clinical) Neurosurgery business |
| Zdroj: | Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. 23(7) |
| ISSN: | 0256-7040 |
| Popis: | This retrospective case series analyzes two cases of hemangioblastomas in the cervicomedullary junction.A survey of the pediatric staff and of the operative reports from medical records with a review of the literature and medical records of patients with the condition was conducted.Two patients were successfully treated surgically.Surgery is the treatment of choice for hemangioblastomas of the cervicomedullary junction. Careful monitoring for unique complications, treatment of the tumor as a vascular malformation, and screening for von Hippel Lindau must all be employed to safely care for this challenging group of patients. |
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