title: Suprasellar hemangioblastoma.
abstract: A 59-year-old woman presented with disturbance of consciousness and decreased visual acuity caused by a suprasellar mass identified on MRI. A bifrontal interhemispheric approach allowed removal of the top and lateral sides of the tumor from the wall of the third ventricle. The hypothalamus appeared to be the origin of the mass, which proved to be hemangioblastoma, a rare tumor in this location.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minamida
authors.forename: Yukinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: Kiyohiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Houkin
mesh_terms: D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007029:Hypothalamic Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000473:pathology; D020542:Third Ventricle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1