Incidental hemangioblastoma of the filum terminale.
Filum terminale hemangioblastoma is an extremely rare tumour with only a few case reports in the literature. The natural history is unknown but benign as well as more aggressive presentations have been reported. The authors present the first such lesion discovered incidentally and discuss the available literature.
Sergides
I G
IG
Department of Neurosurgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia. ysergides@hotmail.com
Wainwright
K L
KL
Biggs
M
M
D000368:Aged; D002420:Cauda Equina / Q000473:pathology*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005682:Gadolinium; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male
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