title: Microsurgical resection of spinal cord hemangioblastomas.
abstract: Hemangioblastomas are not uncommon intramedullary spinal cord neoplasms. They are highly vascular, benign tumors that occur either sporadically or in the presence of von Hippel-Lindau disease. Despite their exceptionally vascular nature, these lesions can consistently be resected completely and safely with minimal blood loss. We describe a microsurgical method for removal of these tumors from the spinal cord.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1414, USA.
authors.forename: Russell R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Lonser
authors.forename: Edward H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Oldfield
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*