title: Intramedullary hemangioblastoma of the spinal cord: definitive management with irradiation.
abstract: A young woman with a very extensive intramedullary hemangioblastoma of the spinal cord was treated with a moderately high dose of irradiation after biopsy only of the tumor. Now, five years following treatment, there have been no radiation sequelae and no evidence of progressive disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*