Optic nerve haemangioblastoma mimicking a planum sphenoidale meningioma.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_88DC149EC5D7
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Optic nerve haemangioblastoma mimicking a planum sphenoidale meningioma.
Journal
British Journal of Neurosurgery
Author(s)
Prabhu K., Daniel R.T., Chacko G., Chacko A.G.
ISSN
1360-046X (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0268-8697
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2009
Volume
23
Number
5
Pages
561-563
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Abstract
Haemangioblastomas are rarely seen in the suprasellar region, arising from the optic apparatus or pituitary stalk, mimicking meningiomas on the preoperative MRI scan. They may be suspected in the presence of large flow voids and the absence of a dural tail. Intraoperatively, the extreme vascularity and compressibility of the tumour with no dural attachment should alert the surgeon to the diagnosis. A complete resection with preservation of vision may be successfully attempted because of the well-demarcated tumour-nerve interface.
Keywords
Adult, Diagnosis, Differential, Hemangioblastoma/diagnosis, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Meningioma/diagnosis, Optic Nerve Neoplasms/diagnosis, von Hippel-Lindau Disease/diagnosis
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Web of science
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