Sporadic Lateral Ventricular Hemangioblastoma presenting with Intraventricular and Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2013, Vol 13, Issue 4
Abstract
Intraventricular hemangioblastoma (HB) is very rare; few cases of intraventricular HB have been reported in the literature, either sporadically or in association with von Hippel-Lindau disease. Furthermore, the incidence of ventricular haemorrhage from HB seems to be uncommon. We report a unique case of sporadic HB of the right lateral ventricle presenting with intratumoural and intraventricular haemorrhage in addition to multifocal intracranial superfcial siderosis, indicating the presence of a subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) as well. Such a combination has not been reported before. In the future, the detection of an intraventricular mass in association with ventricular haemorrhage, with or without SAH, should include HB as a differential diagnosis, particularly when the imaging appearances are not typical of the more common intraventricular tumours.
Authors and Affiliations
Mahasen Al-Najar| Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Te University of Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, Azmy Al-Hadidy| Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Te University of Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, Alaa Saleh| Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Te University of Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, Ahmad Al-Tamimi| Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Te University of Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, Asaad Al-Darawish| Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Te University of Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, Fatima Obeidat| Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Te University of Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan
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