Solitary Hemangioblastoma at the Filum Terminale: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Korean Journal of Spine
;
: 125-128, 2011.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Spinal hemangioblastomas at the filum terminale are rare. Only a few reports present immunohistopathological features of spinal hemangioblastomas. A 55-year-old woman presented with sustained low back pain and intermittent numbness in both lower extremities. She already had a decompressive surgery for a left L5-S1 extraforaminal lesion 7 months ago. Her incidental mass lesion had been slightly enlarged for 7 months and concordant symptoms had also been prolonged. Her tumor was removed en bloc with a unilateral hemilaminotomy and bilateral decompression technique. The patient's symptoms improved immediately after the surgery. In immunohistochemical stains, the stromal cells were positive for inhibin-alpha, neuron specific enolase (NSE), and the endothelial cells were positive for CD31, CD34, and factor VIII related antigen in confirming the diagnosis of hemangioblastoma. We report a rare case of intradural extramedullary spinal hemangioblastoma at the filum terminale. Complete en bloc resection was achieved with no morbidity. The immunohistopathological staining include inhibin-alpha confirmed an accurate diagnosis of the hemangioblastoma distinguishing from other vascular tumors.
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Assunto principal:
Fosfopiruvato Hidratase
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Fator de von Willebrand
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Cauda Equina
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Células Estromais
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Dor Lombar
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Hemangioblastoma
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Extremidade Inferior
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Descompressão
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Células Endoteliais
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Corantes
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Korean Journal of Spine
Ano de publicação:
2011
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