{"id":"2c83a34a-69ef-4cff-8bc9-a7f816e137de","slug":"intramedullary-cervical-spinal-cord-and-cerebellar-hemangioblastoma-a-case-report","title":"Intramedullary cervical spinal cord and cerebellar hemangioblastoma: A case report","authors":["Héctor Alonso Tirado-Ornelas","Jorge Luis Olivares-Peña","Jorge Luis Olivares-Camacho","Jorge Arturo Santos-Franco","Maurilio Vicente Ochoa-González"],"abstract":"Background: Hemangioblastomas are benign tumors that develop in the central nervous system. They represent 1.5–2.5% of all intracranial tumors, and about 2–15% of all spinal cord tumors. They are highly associated with von Hippel–Lindau disease. Case Description: A 36-year-old female presented with a 4-year history of progressive right upper extremity distal weakness and cervical pain. The magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a homogeneously, contrast enhancing intradural/intramedullary tumor at C6–C7 with perilesional edema and a syrinx accompanied by a cerebellar cyst with a mural nodule. Surgery included excision of the spinal lesion and decompression and excision of the cerebellar cyst and mural nodule (i.e., median suboccipital craniectomy and cervical C5–C7 laminectomy). Conclusion: Surgery is the gold standard treatment for symptomatic hemangioblastomas, and surgical approaches should minimize risk.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2c83a34a-69ef-4cff-8bc9-a7f816e137de/featured/hero-1781561196349.png","publishDate":"2022-07-08T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_525_2022","categories":["General Neurosurgery","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/api/articles/2c83a34a-69ef-4cff-8bc9-a7f816e137de/pdf"}