title: Isolated hemangioblastoma of the cervical spinal cord: A case report and literature review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hemangioblastomas are benign, slow growing but highly vascularized tumors of the central nervous system, with the most common location of occurrence in the posterior fossa. Hemangioblastomas usually have an associated with patients that have Von-Hippel Lindau disease, resulting a germline mutation in the VHL tumor suppressor gene. Isolated or sporadic occurrences of hemangioblastomas are much more infrequent and typically respond well after surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present case of a 22year old female with worsening shoulder pain, decreased sensation in the hands and feet, and decreasing strength and was found to have a hemangioblastoma of the cervical spine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The patient was treated with surgery and responded well to treatment. We also present a review of the literature on isolated occurrences of hemangioblastomas of the spinal cord.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Isolated hemangioblastoma are a rare tumor of the central nervous system and can be managed with surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, John Peter Smith Hospital, 1500 South Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, John Peter Smith Hospital, 1500 South Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104, United States; The Center for Neurological Disorders, 1010 Houston Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102, United States; Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, United States. Electronic address: dat.vo@utsouthwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Dat T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Vo
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, John Peter Smith Hospital, 1500 South Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104, United States; The Center for Neurological Disorders, 1010 Houston Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102, United States.
authors.forename: George F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Cravens
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, John Peter Smith Hospital, 1500 South Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76104, United States; The Center for Neurological Disorders, 1010 Houston Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102, United States.
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Germann
keywords: Case report; Hemangioblastoma; Laminectomy; Myelotomy; Vascular tumor; Von-Hippel Lindau