title: [Dumbell hemangioblastoma of the eighth cervical nerve root].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU La Cavale Blanche, boulevard Tanguy-Prigent, 29609 Brest Cedex. seddik.sid-ahmed@chu-brest.fr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sid-Ahmed
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seizeur
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Forlodou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dam-Hieu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Quintin-Roue
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Person
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Besson
mesh_terms: 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*