Extramedullary hematopoiesis in cerebellar hemangioblastoma.

Zec, N; Cera, P; Towfighi, J · Neurosurgery · 1991

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

Extramedullary hematopoiesis and paraneoplastic erythrocytosis are uncommon in cerebellar hemangioblastoma, and their concomitant occurrence has not been reported. In a study of 26 cases of hemangioblastoma, we found extramedullary hematopoiesis in 4 tumors; one was associated with erythrocytosis. The significance of this association and the possible histogenetic origin of extramedullary hematopoiesis in cerebellar hemangioblastoma are discussed.

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