Hemangioblastoma Mimicking Tentorial Meningioma: Preoperative Embolization of the Meningeal Arterial Blood Supply Case Report

Hitoshi TSUGU; Takeo FUKUSHIMA; Koichi IKEDA; Hidetsuna UTSUNOMIYA; Masamichi TOMONAGA

doi:10.2176/nmc.39.45

Hemangioblastoma Mimicking Tentorial Meningioma: Preoperative Embolization of the Meningeal Arterial Blood Supply

Case Report

Hitoshi TSUGU, Takeo FUKUSHIMA, Koichi IKEDA, Hidetsuna UTSUNOMIYA, Masamichi TOMONAGA

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Keywords: dural involvement, hemangioblastoma, meningeal arterial blood supply, preoperative embolization

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1999 Volume 39 Issue 1 Pages 45-48

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.39.45

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A 72-year-old male presented with a primary hemangioblastoma of the posterior fossa with unusual dural attachment and meningeal arterial blood supply from the external carotid artery and marginal tentorial artery. Preoperative embolization facilitated complete resection of the tumor with no resultant neurological deficit. Hemangioblastoma must be included in the differential diagnosis of tumors with dural involvement. Preoperative embolization is very useful in such tumors.

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