A pure extradural hemangioblastoma mimicking a dumbbell nerve sheath tumor in cervical spine: illustrative case.

Background: Spinal extradural hemangioblastomas (HBs) are quite uncommon, with most reported cases involving the thoracic and lumbar areas. Therefore, the presence of a dumbbell-shaped pure extradural cervical HB is exceptional, making preoperative diagnosis particularly challenging.

Observations: The authors report a case of a 27-year-old woman who presented to their outpatient clinic with progressive cervicobrachialgia and numbness in the left arm.

Cervical intramedullary solitary fibrous tumor: Case report and review of the literature.

Background: Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) are benign tumors derived from mesenchymal tissues that predominantly occur in the pleura. Establishing the diagnosis of these very rare intramedullary spinal lesions, with no clear-cut pathognomonic radiographic characteristics, is particularly challenging.

Case Description: Two males, 30 and 41 years of age, presented with progressive cervical myelopathies attributed to a cervical intramedullary exophytic tumor with associated spinal cord edema.