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Tumor embolization
N-butyl 2-cyanoacrylate (n-BCA) embolization of a cerebellar hemangioblastoma
  1. Charles Munyon1,
  2. Shakeel A Chowdhry1,2,
  3. Mark L Cohen3,
  4. Nicholas C Bambakidis1,
  5. Daniel P Hsu2
  1. 1Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  2. 2Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  3. 3Department of Pathology, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  1. Correspondence to Daniel P Hsu, Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, University Hospitals, Case Medical Center, Mailstop BSH 5056, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; daniel.hsu{at}uhhospitals.org

Abstract

Hemangioblastomas (HBs) are highly vascular tumors whose resection can be associated with significant bleeding. Angioembolization has been used as an adjunct to surgical therapy, but particle embolization of cerebellar HBs has been associated with hemorrhage and resultant morbidity and mortality. We present a case of successful n-BCA embolization of an HB of the cerebellum.

  • angioembolization
  • benign
  • n-butyl 2-cyanoacrylate
  • embolic
  • endovascular
  • hemangioblastoma
  • hemorrhage
  • intervention
  • tumor
  • tumor embolization

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnis.2010.004366

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    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.