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Surgical Treatment of an Endolymphatic Sac Tumor
Published on: May 26, 2023
[Dumbell hemangioblastoma of the eighth cervical nerve root]
S Sid-Ahmed1, R Seizeur, P Forlodou
1Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU La Cavale Blanche, boulevard Tanguy-Prigent, 29609 Brest Cedex. seddik.sid-ahmed@chu-brest.fr
Abstract:
Hemangioblastomas involving cervical nerve roots are extremely rare. Only one case has been previously reported in the literature. We report the case of a 33-year-old man presenting with a 6-month history of upper limb pain. MRI and cervical angiography demonstrated the presence of a dumbell (intra and extradural) and highly vascularized tumor of the right C7-T1 foramina. Histological examination eventually confirmed the diagnosis of hemangioblastoma. Total removal of such a lesion may require combined (anterior and posterior) approaches and preoperative embolization.
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