A bulbo medullary hemangioblastoma revealed by hemorrhage: A case report
Department of Neurosurgery, hospital of specialties Rabat, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.
Case Study
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 24(02), 1926–1933
Publication history:
Received on 08 October 2024; revised on 16 November 2024; accepted on 18 November 2024
Abstract:
Introduction: Hemangioblastomas are highly vascularized tumors of unclear origin. Most hemangioblastomas arise in the posterior fossa. Although spontaneous hemorrhage from these tumors is extremely rare, despite their vascular nature, we describe a case of a bulbo- medullary hemangioblastoma revealed by hemorrhage.
Case report: This is a 12-year-old child, with no past-history, presented with a picture of subarachnoid hemorrhage (sudden, intense, thunderclap headaches associated with vomiting and stiff neck, for which the Neuroradiological investigation was in favor of a bulbo-medullary lesion which infracentimetric lesion was found, with anapath was in favor of a hemangioblastoma.
Conclusion: Hemangioblastomas are rare tumors that can be revealed by hemorrhage. Imagery can be misleading. In the case with very small lesion, careful neurovascular appraoch is recommended.
Keywords:
Hémangioblastomas; Rare tumor; Hemorrhage; Histology; Surgery
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