Haemangioblastoma: a rare cause of a cerebellar mass in the elderly.
In the elderly, cerebellar lesions are commonly metastatic tumours with poor prognosis. We describe two octogenarians who presented with obstructive hydrocephalus, secondary to posterior fossa tumours that, on computed tomography, were thought to be cerebellar metastases. Both lesions were excised and the histology proved them to be cerebellar haemangioblastomas, primary benign tumours of the posterior fossa, which are rare in the elderly.
Gnanalingham
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Department of Neurosurgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, UK. kannagnana@doctors.net.uk
Apostolopoulos
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Chopra
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Mendoza
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Peterson
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods