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A Cerebellar Adenocarcinoma misdiagnosed as a Haemangioblastoma

Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2021     |     PP. 86-92      |     PDF (257 K)    |     Pub. Date: March 1, 2021
DOI: 10.54647/cm32431    188 Downloads     5343 Views  

Author(s)

Dinesh Naidoo, Department of Neurosurgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Abstract
A patient with a presumed cerebellar haemangioblastoma was referred for stereotactic radiosurgery after initially undergoing an unsuccessful attempt at surgical excision. The lesion subsequently proved to be a cystic adenocarcinoma

Keywords
cerebellum, haemangioblastoma, cystic adenocarcinoma, stereotactic radiosurgery, histology

Cite this paper
Dinesh Naidoo, A Cerebellar Adenocarcinoma misdiagnosed as a Haemangioblastoma , SCIREA Journal of Clinical Medicine. Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2021 | PP. 86-92. 10.54647/cm32431

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