title: Aneurysm of the posterior meningeal artery embedded within a dorsal exophytic medullary hemangioblastoma: surgical management and review of literature.
abstract: Hemangioblastomas are World Health Organization (WHO) Grade I neoplasms of the hindbrain and spinal cord, whose management can be complicated by preoperative hemorrhage. We report on a case of a young female in extremis with posterior fossa hemorrhage following rupture of a fusiform posterior meningeal artery aneurysm embedded within a medullary hemangioblastoma. We discuss management options, including operative staging and embolization, and review similar cases of hemangioblastoma associated with aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: UCSF Center for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States.
authors.forename: Kunal P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Raygor
authors.affiliation: UCSF Center for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States.
authors.forename: Nathan C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.affiliation: Neuro-Interventional Section, Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States.
authors.forename: Daniel L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Cooke
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.affiliation: UCSF Center for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, United States.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3101-6745
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Huang
keywords: Aneurysm; Embolization; Hemangioblastoma; Posterior fossa hemorrhage