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

作者信息

Orakcioglu B, Sakowitz O W, Perren A, Heppner F L, Yonekawa Y

机构信息

Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

出版信息

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

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.