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

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作者
Gnanalingham, KK [1 ]
Apostolopoulos, V [1 ]
Chopra, I [1 ]
Mendoza, N [1 ]
Peterson, D [1 ]
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[1] Charing Cross Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, London, England
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cerebellar haemangioblastoma; elderly; radiology;
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10.1080/02688690310001613853
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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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.
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