[Dumbell hemangioblastoma of the eighth cervical nerve root].
Hemangioblastomas involving cervical nerve roots are extremely rare. Only one case has been previously reported in the literature. We report the case of a 33-year-old man presenting with a 6-month history of upper limb pain. MRI and cervical angiography demonstrated the presence of a dumbell (intra and extradural) and highly vascularized tumor of the right C7-T1 foramina. Histological examination eventually confirmed the diagnosis of hemangioblastoma. Total removal of such a lesion may require combined (anterior and posterior) approaches and preoperative embolization.
Sid-Ahmed
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Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU La Cavale Blanche, boulevard Tanguy-Prigent, 29609 Brest Cedex. seddik.sid-ahmed@chu-brest.fr
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Forlodou
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Dam-Hieu
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Quintin-Roue
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Besson
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D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000159:Vestibulocochlear Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*