title: [Hemangioblastoma in posterior cranial fossa. Report of 56 cases].
abstract: The diagnosis of hemangioblastoma in the posterior cranial fossa was confirmed in 56 patients operatively and pathologically. The tumors were cystic in 44 patients and solid in 12; 87.5% of the tumors occurred in the cerebellar hemisphere and 7.1% in the vermis. The main symptoms and signs were increased ICP and cerebellar incoordination. 64 surgical operations had been performed in the 56 patients. Seven patients died and 8 (14%) had recurrence postoperatively. The effect of surgical intervention in 40 patients with cystic hemangioblastoma was satisfactory. Among 5 patients with solid tumor, 2 recovered completely and 3 still had partial neurological disability.
authors.affiliation: First Affiliated Hospital, West China University of Medical Sciences, Sichuan.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local