Cauda equina hemangioblastoma at L5 vertebral level related to von Hippel–Lindau disease

Yuhao SunDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

Qingfang SunDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

Jiankang ShenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

Huacheng WuDepartment of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

Yongjing GuanDepartment of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

Kan GongDepartment of Urology, First Hospital of Peking University, Beijing, China

Liuguan BianDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]

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Abstract

Hemangioblastoma (HB) is uncommon, with only a few cases of hemangioblastoma with von Hippel–Lindau disease (VHL) located in cauda equina previously reported. We describe a case of hemangioblastoma misdiagnosed as nerve sheath tumour in the cauda equina.

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Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the study.

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