An unusual case of a highly progressive supratentorial capillary haemangioblastoma - histopathological considerations

Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2007;149(4):419-23. doi: 10.1007/s00701-006-1100-2. Epub 2007 Feb 12.

Abstract

We describe a case of a rapidly progressive, sporadic, non-von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease associated supratentorial capillary haemangioblastoma. Despite the classical histopathological presentation consisting of stromal cells and abundant capillaries, the tumour showed an unfavourable clinical course.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Astrocytes / metabolism
  • Astrocytes / pathology
  • Astrocytoma / metabolism
  • Astrocytoma / pathology
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism
  • Brain / blood supply
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain / physiopathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Brain Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / therapy
  • Capillaries / pathology*
  • Capillaries / physiopathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disease Progression
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / analysis
  • Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / metabolism
  • Glioma / diagnosis
  • Hemangioblastoma / pathology*
  • Hemangioblastoma / physiopathology
  • Hemangioblastoma / therapy
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness / pathology
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness / physiopathology
  • Radiotherapy
  • Treatment Failure

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein