[Hemangioblastoma of the spinal nerve root]

No Shinkei Geka. 2001 Apr;29(4):331-4.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A case of extramedullary spinal root hemangioblastoma is described. A 44-year-old male presented with gait disturbance. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a round enhanced mass at the level of T8. Spinal angiography showed a vascular tumor fed by the posterior spinal artery via the left T9 intercostal artery. A laminectomy of T8-T9 was performed, and a reddish brown-colored soft tumor originating in the T9 posterior spinal nerve root was exposed. The postoperative course was uneventful. This is the first reported case of a spinal root hemangioblastoma that was not related with Von Hippel-Lindau disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Hemangioblastoma / diagnosis*
  • Hemangioblastoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / pathology
  • Spinal Nerve Roots* / pathology