Open AccessSporadic hemangioblastoma of cauda equina: A case report and brief literature review
Author(s) -
Bipin Chaurasia,
Salvatore D' Oria,
David Giraldi,
DanielAndres Alvarado Flores,
Domenico Murrone,
Vincenzo D' Angelo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_87_22
Subject(s) - medicine , cauda equina , cauda equina syndrome , hemangioblastoma , general surgery , pathology , surgery , spinal cord , psychiatry
Hemangioblastomas (HBs) are rare lesions accounting for 1%-5% of all spinal cord tumors, and are mostly associated with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome. Localization in the cauda equina is uncommon.