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KMID : 1189320160100020309
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Asian Spine Journal
2016 Volume.10 No. 2 p.309 ~ p.313
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Relationship between Spinal Hemangioblastoma Location and Age
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Yasuda Tatsuya
Hasegawa Tomohiko
Yamato Yu
Kobayashi Sho
Togawa Daisuke
Banno Tomohiro
Arima Hideyuki
Oe Shin
Matsuyama Yukihiro
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Abstract
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Study Design: Retrospective case series.
Purpose: To investigate the relationship between tumor location and clinical characteristics.
Overview of Literature: Hemangioblastoma is a rare disease that develops in the central nervous system. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is useful to evaluate hemangioblastomas. Hemangioblastoma's location is designated as intramedullary, intramedullary+extramedullary, or extramedullary by MRI.
Methods: We analyzed 11 patients who underwent surgery for spinal hemangioblastoma. Using T1 contrast axial MRI data, the cases were divided into three groups (intramedullary, intramedullary+extramedullary, and extramedullary). Patient demographics, MRI findings, and preoperative neurological status were analyzed and compared for each group.
Results: The average age of patients with intramedullary, intramedullary+extramedullary, and extramedullary hemangioblastoma was 34.0, 64.4, and 67.5 years, respectively. Patients in the intramedullary hemangioblastoma group were younger than the other groups. Extramedullary cases had a smaller syrinx compared to the other groups.
Conclusions: Age may play an important role in the hemangioblastoma tumor location and the subsequent diagnosis by an MRI.
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KEYWORD
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Spinal hemangioblastoma, Tumor location, Magnetic resonance imaging, Age
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