title: Cerebellar hemorrhage in xanthomatous neoplastiform lesion of vermis cerebelli. Case report.
abstract: A xanthomatous lesion of vermis cerebelli was removed successfully from the posterior fossa of a 19 years old girl with insulin-dependent diabetes and hypercholesterolemia, admitted for cerebellar hemorrhage. A review of literature shows that this is the first case of xanthomatous lesion presented with cerebellar hemorrhage. The pathogenesis of this lesion is reviewed as it relates to the presentation of this case.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurosurgery, Catania University, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zingale
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giuffrè
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Basile
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gafà
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Albanese
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*