title: A solitary hemangioblastoma located on the trochlear nerve.
abstract: Hemangioblastomas are tumors of the central nervous system that originate from the vascular system. They are most commonly composed of stromal cells in small blood vessels and usually occur in the cerebellum and spinal cord. We report a rare instance of a patient with a solitary hemangioblastoma located on the trochlear nerve. A 27-year-old woman presented with sudden onset of headache, vomiting, and diplopia. Imaging studies revealed a round mass lesion anterior to the pons with subarachnoid hemorrhage in the basal cisterns of the posterior fossa extending to the fourth ventricle. A biopsy confirmed it was a hemangioblastoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China; Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 500 W Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA.
authors.forename: Zhiwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
authors.forename: Chongqian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 500 W Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA. Electronic address: jiong.shi@chw.edu.
authors.forename: Jiong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020432:Trochlear Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Cranial nerve; Hemangioblastoma; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Trochlear nerve