Case Report, J Spine Neurosurg Vol: 3 Issue: 2
Hemangioblastoma of the Filum Terminale Resected with the Aid of Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Angiography in a Patient Affected by Von Hippel Lindau Disease
| Annette Puzzolante, Andrea Prontera and Giacomo Pavesi* |
| Neurosurgery, Nuovo Ospedale Civile Sant’Agostino Estense, Modena, Italy |
| Corresponding author : Giacomo Pavesi Neurosurgery, Nuovo Ospedale Civile Sant’Agostino Estense, Modena, Italy Tel: 0039 059 3961471/3485844804; Fax: 0039 059 3962408 E-mail: g.pavesi@ausl.mo.it |
| Received: July 19, 2013 Accepted: January 23, 2014 Published: January 28, 2014 |
| Citation: Puzzolante A, Prontera A, Pavesi G (2014) Hemangioblastoma of the Filum Terminale Resected with the Aid of Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Angiography in a Patient Affected by Von Hippel Lindau Disease. J Spine Neurosurg 3:2 doi:10.4172/2325-9701.1000133 |
Abstract
Hemangioblastoma of the Filum Terminale Resected with the Aid of Intraoperative Indocyanine Green Angiography in a Patient Affected by Von Hippel Lindau
Hemangioblastomas are benign tumours affecting the central nervous system (CNS) as sporadic case or as manifestation of von Hippel Lindau disease (VHL), a neoplastic multistemic autosomal dominant syndrome predisposing to develop CNS and visceral lesions. Hemangioblastomas are predominantly originating in the cerebellum and in the cervical and thoracic spinal cord; localization at the cauda equina and especially at the filum terminale are very rare.
