A case report of hemangioblastoma mimicking a meningioma with unusual clinical presentation
Hemangioblastomas (HBs) are uncommon tumors that occur as sporadic lesions or multiple lesions associated with von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) disease. We report a case of a 77-year-old male with an unusual clinical presentation of HB mimicking meningioma, involving the left anterior temporal fossa, skull,...
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| author | Nien-Tzu Liu Hong-Wei Gao Chun-Jung Juan Da-Tong Ju Yu-Chun Lin |
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| description | Hemangioblastomas (HBs) are uncommon tumors that occur as sporadic lesions or multiple lesions associated with von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) disease. We report a case of a 77-year-old male with an unusual clinical presentation of HB mimicking meningioma, involving the left anterior temporal fossa, skull, infratemporal fossa, and orbit, and compressing the lateral rectus muscle and optic nerve causing exophthalmos, without a diagnosis of VHL-related HB. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9267375ed5a46b1b4591085b813b32c2022-12-21T22:41:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Medical Sciences1011-45642021-01-01411414410.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_171_19A case report of hemangioblastoma mimicking a meningioma with unusual clinical presentationNien-Tzu LiuHong-Wei GaoChun-Jung JuanDa-Tong JuYu-Chun LinHemangioblastomas (HBs) are uncommon tumors that occur as sporadic lesions or multiple lesions associated with von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) disease. We report a case of a 77-year-old male with an unusual clinical presentation of HB mimicking meningioma, involving the left anterior temporal fossa, skull, infratemporal fossa, and orbit, and compressing the lateral rectus muscle and optic nerve causing exophthalmos, without a diagnosis of VHL-related HB.http://www.jmedscindmc.com/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2021;volume=41;issue=1;spage=41;epage=44;aulast=Liuhemangioblastomavon hippel–lindau diseaseanterior temporal fossainfratemporal fossaexophthalmos |
| spellingShingle | Nien-Tzu Liu Hong-Wei Gao Chun-Jung Juan Da-Tong Ju Yu-Chun Lin A case report of hemangioblastoma mimicking a meningioma with unusual clinical presentation Journal of Medical Sciences hemangioblastoma von hippel–lindau disease anterior temporal fossa infratemporal fossa exophthalmos |
| title | A case report of hemangioblastoma mimicking a meningioma with unusual clinical presentation |
| title_full | A case report of hemangioblastoma mimicking a meningioma with unusual clinical presentation |
| title_fullStr | A case report of hemangioblastoma mimicking a meningioma with unusual clinical presentation |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case report of hemangioblastoma mimicking a meningioma with unusual clinical presentation |
| title_short | A case report of hemangioblastoma mimicking a meningioma with unusual clinical presentation |
| title_sort | case report of hemangioblastoma mimicking a meningioma with unusual clinical presentation |
| topic | hemangioblastoma von hippel–lindau disease anterior temporal fossa infratemporal fossa exophthalmos |
| url | http://www.jmedscindmc.com/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2021;volume=41;issue=1;spage=41;epage=44;aulast=Liu |
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