Sporadic Hemangioblastoma in the Pituitary Stalk: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Hemangioblastomas in the pituitary stalk are especially rare. Most pituitary stalk hemangioblastomas reported in the literature were associated with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. Here, we report only the 3rd case of sporadic pituitary stalk hemangioblastoma diagnosed in a 60-year-old woman. Despi...

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Published inJournal of Korean Neurosurgical Society Vol. 57; no. 6; pp. 465 - 468
Main Authors Lee, Gun-Ill, Kim, Jae-Min, Choi, Kyu-Sun, Kim, Choong-Hyun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) The Korean Neurosurgical Society 01.06.2015
대한신경외과학회
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Case Report
신경외과학
Pituitary stalk
Hemangioblastoma
Suprasellar tumor
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ISSN2005-3711
1598-7876
DOI10.3340/jkns.2015.57.6.465

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Summary:Hemangioblastomas in the pituitary stalk are especially rare. Most pituitary stalk hemangioblastomas reported in the literature were associated with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. Here, we report only the 3rd case of sporadic pituitary stalk hemangioblastoma diagnosed in a 60-year-old woman. Despite the danger of potential complications due to excessive vascularity or proximity to important neural structures, the tumor in our case was successfully removed while preserving pituitary function. In this case, complete surgical excision was shown to be an effective treatment option for symptomatic pituitary stalk hemangioblastoma, and we suggest careful evaluation of any highly enhancing mass with a signal void in the pituitary stalk preoperatively, even if no VHL disease is evident.
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ISSN:2005-3711
1598-7876
DOI:10.3340/jkns.2015.57.6.465