[Clinical and pathological characteristics of intracranial haemangioblastoma]
Zu-liang Wu1, Ji-xin Shi, Chun-hua Hang
1The Department of Neurosurgery Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Unit of People's Liberatiion Army, Nanjing 210002, China.
Objective:
To analyze and summarize the clinical and pathological characteristics of intracranial haemangioblastoma and to improve surgery effect.
Method:
Seventy-two patients with intracranial haemangioblastoma who were proven by operation and pathology from 1970 to 1988 were analyzed retrospectively.
Results:
Intracranial haemangioblastoma tends to occur in the hemisphere of cerebellum (83 tumours, 87%) and the age of them ranged from 20 to 40 years (47 cases, 58.3%) mostly. The ratio of men (46 cases) was higher than women (26 cases). The diagnosis of the disease depends on CT and MR substantive haemangioblastoma. The most effective and reliable treatment of intracranial haemangioblastoma is surgical resection.
Conclusion:
Intracranial haemangioblastoma is benign tumour which can be, cured by total surgical resection. The key recurrence factors include the young age of initial onset, mistaken exploration and incomplete extirpation of tumour.
