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Hæmangioblastomas of the Hindbrain: A Report of 18 Cases
Author(s) -
Jamieson K. G.,
Yelland J. D. N.,
Merry G. S.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1974.tb04413.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hindbrain , presentation (obstetrics) , angiomatosis , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , surgery , pathology , central nervous system , physics , optics
Eighteen cases of hæmangioblastoma of the hindbrain are reported, with reference to age and sex incidence, association with von Hippel's angiomatosis retina and Lindau's syndrome, distribution of lesions and clinical presentation. The outcome of surgical intervention is discussed, and a case of recurrent and multiple tumours is presented.