[Diagnosis and treatment of spinal cord hemangioblastoma].
OBJECTIVE
To study the diagnosis and treatment of spinal cord hemangioblastoma.


METHODS
The clinical data of 42 patients with spinal cord hemangioblastoma who were operated on between 1997 and 2005 were analyzed.


RESULTS
Spinal cord hemangioblastoma mostly showed space occupying lesions with clear boundary and Dd-DTPA homogenous enhancement by MRI. All the 42 patients underwent complete excision. 27 patients showed improvement of their symptoms, the 6 patients failed to show any change, and neurological deficits were aggravated in the 5 patients.


CONCLUSIONS
MRI and DSA are helpful in qualitative and localized diagnoses of the spinal cord hemangioblastoma. Surgical outcomes are favorable.
Cui
Da-ming
DM
Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai 200040, China.
Che
Xiao-ming
XM
Xu
Qi-wu
QW
Gu
Shi-xin
SX
Shi
Wei
W
Yang
Fei
F
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*