[A Surgically Treated Depression]

A Surgically Treated Depression Abstract. We present a 64-year-old patient with an unclear deterioration of her general condition due to a suspected depression. Despite antidepressive treatment, her condition further deteriorated. The CT/MRI of the skull showed a cerebellar tumor as well as a hydrocephalus obstructivus. Together with tumor staging, the histology, which revealed a hemangioblastoma, led to the diagnosis of VHL syndrome. Patients with VHL syndrome and their families should be included in a screening program, unless molecular genetic testing has ruled out the disease.