Haemangioblastoma: A rare cause of a cerebellar mass in the elderly

K. K. Gnanalingham; V. Apostolopoulos; I. Chopra; N. Mendoza; D. Peterson

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Haemangioblastoma: A rare cause of a cerebellar mass in the elderly

K. K. Gnanalingham, V. Apostolopoulos, I. Chopra, N. Mendoza, D. Peterson

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In the elderly, cerebellar lesions are commonly metastatic tumours with poor prognosis. We describe two octogenarians who presented with obstructive hydrocephalus, secondary to posterior fossa tumours that, on computed tomography, were thought to be cerebellar metastases. Both lesions were excised and the histology proved them to be cerebellar haemangioblastomas, primary benign tumours of the posterior fossa, which are rare in the elderly.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	461-464
Number of pages	3
Journal	British journal of neurosurgery
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02688690310001613853
Publication status	Published - Oct 2003

Keywords

Cerebellar haemangioblastoma
Elderly
Radiology

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