Three cases of intramedullary spinal hemangioblastoma: the role of intraoperative histological diagnosis.
Three cases of intramedullary spinal hemangioblastoma are presented. Since the tissue adjacent to the neoplasm often shows a gliosis resembling an astrocytoma, a misinterpretation in the intraoperative histological diagnosis may lead to an unnecessary extirpation of the reactive tissue. It is recommended that biopsies be performed in cases in which a hemangioblastoma being considered. This is necessary in order to get specimen from the hemangioblastoma itself for the intraoperative histological evaluation.
König
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Department of Neurosurgery, Hamburg University Hospital, Eppendorf, West Germany.
Laas
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Müller
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D000328:Adult; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology