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ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2021

Dumbbell-Shaped Extramedullary Hemangioblastoma of the Thoracic Spine as a Diagnostic Dilemma of Solitary Fibrous Tumor.

Senai Goitom Sereke, Felix Bongomin, Geraldine Owor

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Article in International medical case reports journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Senai Goitom SerekeDepartment of Radiology and Radiotherapy, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0001-8190-2070
Felix BongominDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0003-4515-8517
Geraldine OworDepartment of Pathology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0002-2496-7908
Makerere University · UGGulu University · UG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionExtramedullary hemangioblastoma is a very rare entity that has been rarely reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION: A 17-year-old female presented with limping that rapidly progressed to paraparesis and urine incontinence over a one-month duration. Clinically, she had a small swelling on her spine. There was a diagnostic challenge when an enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggested dumbbell - shaped intradural extramedullary mass in the lower thoracic spine, hypointense on T1 and hyperintense on T2 sequences and heterointense on post contrast sequence. The radiologic differentials were pictures of nerve sheath tumors. However, histopathological examination of en bloc excisional biopsy showed hemangioblastoma with a differential of solitary fibrous tumor. Complete excision of the mass was done intraoperatively and the patient improved clinically.

conclusionContrast-enhanced MRI and histopathologic correlation are important for evaluating these rare tumors.

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dumbbell-shapedextramedullaryhemangioblastomaintradural-extraduralsolitary fibrous tumor

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PMID33603499
PMCPMC7886093
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