Suprasellar hemangioblastoma.
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.
Miyata
Shiro
S
Department of Neurosurgery, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan.
Mikami
Takeshi
T
Minamida
Yoshihiro
Y
Akiyama
Yukinori
Y
Houkin
Kiyohiro
K
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
D018952:Antigens, CD34; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1