Hemangioblastoma

Hemangioblastoma is treated by surgical resection, remove tumor and stereotactic radiosurgery, reduce tumor size or to retard growth.

Hemangioblastoma is diagnosed by neurological examination, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan and cerebral angiography, complete neural axis imaging.

Causes of hemangioblastomas is inherited VHL gene as an autosomal dominant trait, Symptoms of hemangioblastoma are depend on the location of the tumor, common include headache, loss of coordination, imbalance, nausea and vomiting.

Hemangioblastoma is a benign, highly vascular tumor that most frequently occur in the cerebellar hemispheres and vermis, brain stem, spinal cord, it arise sporadically or associated with von Hippel Lindau disease.