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ReviewInternational journal of experimental pathology2007

Central nervous system capillary haemangioblastoma: the pathologist's viewpoint.

Mahmoud R Hussein

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Review in International journal of experimental pathology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Hemangioblastoma of the Kidney-A Comprehensive Clinical, Pathological, and Genetic Analysis of Four Cases.APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica · 2026
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  6. Canine Hemangioblastoma: Case Series and Literature Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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  14. Benign Spinal Tumors.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023
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  15. Rare massive hepatic hemangioblastoma: A case report.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Mahmoud R HusseinDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Assuit University Hospitals, Assuit, Egypt. mrh17@swissinfo.org

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Haemangioblastomas are rare neoplasms of uncertain histogenesis. They represent 1.5-2.5% of intracranial tumours. While the cerebellum is by far the most frequent site, these lesions also tend to occur in the medulla and spinal cord. Most haemangioblastomas are sporadic but up to one quarter are associated with Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL). Although a fairly good number of haemangioblastomas were reported, a lack of side-by-side analysis of these reports has resulted in tentative conclusions that merely offer a first glimpse at their clinicopathologic diversity and histogenesis. To remedy this issue, this study presents a literature review concerning these lesions. Medline literature including both relevant monographs and clinicopathological case series. Haemangioblastomas occur either as a part of VHL disease (25-30%, inherited mutation of VHL gene on 3p25-26 chromosome) or as sporadic tumours (often with somatic mutation of VHL gene). They have diverse clinicopathologic presentations with cerebellar lesions having a better prognosis than their brainstem counterparts. Immunostaining is important for separation of haemangioblastomas from other tumours with similar histology. The rich vascularity of haemangioblastomas is due to overexpression of vascular endothelial growth factors. Moreover, 'stromal' cells represent the neoplastic cells of haemangioblastomas and are capable of forming blood islands with extramedullary haematopoiesis.

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Brain Stem NeoplasmsCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsCerebellar NeoplasmsGerm-Line MutationHemangioblastomaHumansImmunohistochemistryMutationSpinal Cord NeoplasmsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Avon Hippel-Lindau DiseaseVon Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor ProteinVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVHL protein, humanVon Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein

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PMID17877533
PMCPMC2517334

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