title: [Haemangioblastomas: clinical, epidemiological and pathological findings in 14 cases].
abstract: We report the clinical, epidemiological and pathological findings of 14 patients with haemangioblastoma. Sixty-four percent occurred in males, with ages ranging from 16 to 60 years, with an average of 34, 4 years. Most of the tumours were confined to the cerebellum (n=9). The most frequent symptoms were headache (n=7) and dizziness (n=7), with a mean duration of 70 days. Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (vHL) was diagnosed in 3 patients. Eleven patients were submitted to total surgical removal and in 3 the tumour was partially resected. A relapse rate of 28% in 3 years of follow-up was found. The patients with vHL showed recurrence in 66% of the cases. These findings corroborate those in current medical literature, showing an increased morbidity of this tumor when associated with vHL.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Anatomia Patológica, Seção de Microscopia Eletrônica e Neuropatologia, Hospital de Clínicas, UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Gasparetto
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Faoro
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Reis Filho
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome; D006623:von Hippel-Lindau Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Hemangioblastomas: achados clínicos, epidemiológicos e anatomopatológicos em 14 casos.