A rare case of extramedullary-intradural hemangioblastoma in the thoracic spine.

摘要: STUDY DESIGN.: Case report. OBJECTIVE.: To present a rare case of extramedullary-intradural hemangioblastoma in the thoracic spine and to review literature on this condition. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.: Spinal is rare, moreover, there seldom purely spinal cord are few reports histopathological features hemangioblastoma. METHODS.: A 65-year-old Japanese woman presented with gait disturbance numbness below trunk that had gradually worsened, finally she was unable walk by herself. Physiologic neurologic examinations at admission revealed severe transverse defects, no sign von Hippel-Lindau's disease. Radiologic methods showed an mass Th4-5. diagnosis tumor done, total tumorectomy performed recapped laminoplasty. RESULTS.: The patient's condition improved after operation. immunohistopathological findings CONCLUSION.: reported. were helpful for making final diagnosis.