Solid cerebellar hemangioblastoma

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✓ In this report six cases of solid hemangioblastoma were encountered out of 19 cases operated on, and carried a 50% mortality rate compared to 15% for the remaining 13 cases of cystic tumors. The solid tumor cases have more brain-stem signs than those with the cystic tumor. Angiographically the solid lesion often shows diffuse involvement of the brain stem. Operative or autopsy findings confirm that the solid lesions are more likely to involve the brain stem, hence explaining the difficulty in operative treatment and the extremely high mortality and morbidity. Decompressive operation is thought to be the better method of handling these tumors.

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