Case Report

Von Hippel-Lindau Disease Presenting With Cranial and Spinal Hemangioblastomas: MRI Findings

MRI of hemangioblastomas

Abstract

Hemangioblastoma (HB) is one of the most common primary neoplasms of the posterior fossa in adults. Although single tumors can be sporadic, multiple tumors are almost always associated with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. In our case report, we are describing a 39-year-old woman with complaints of severe headache, pain, and numbness in both arms. She had a history of VHL disease. We performed contrast-enhanced cranial and cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations. Given the patient’s history of VHL disease and characteristic MR imaging features of lesions, cranial and cervical HBs were considered for diagnosis. Surgical excision is the main treatment of these tumors and follow-up optimal imaging of these patients is crucial. In the screening of VHL patients, whole spinal axis imaging in conjunction with routine MRI studies must always be performed to rule out spinal HBs.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/acta.v61i2.12557
Keywords
Hemangioblastoma Magnetic resonance imaging Von hippel-lindau
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Halefoglu A. Von Hippel-Lindau Disease Presenting With Cranial and Spinal Hemangioblastomas: MRI Findings. Acta Med Iran. 2023;61(2):115-117.