Spontaneous massive intracystic hemorrhage due to cystic hemangioblastoma in a pediatric patient

Massive cerebellar hemorrhage from hemangioblastomas in children has never been described to our knowledge. We reported a 10-year-old child who presented with a large hematoma in the left cerebellar hemisphere. Hemangioblastomas was not expected preoperatively to be the cause. An emergency suboccipi...

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Published in:British journal of neurosurgery 2023-08, Vol.37 (4), p.779-780
Main Authors: Wang, Qiguang, Cheng, Jian, Zhang, Wenyan, Ju, Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Tumors
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Summary:Massive cerebellar hemorrhage from hemangioblastomas in children has never been described to our knowledge. We reported a 10-year-old child who presented with a large hematoma in the left cerebellar hemisphere. Hemangioblastomas was not expected preoperatively to be the cause. An emergency suboccipital craniotomy was performed. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of hemangioblastoma with massive hemorrhage.
ISSN:0268-8697
1360-046X
DOI:10.1080/02688697.2019.1639618