Background: Meningiomas represent 30% of primary intracranial tumors. The current incidence is up to 4.5 cases per 100,000 habitants worldwide.
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April 2022
Hemangioblastoma is considered a benign neoplasm characterized by abnormal vasculature and stromal cells; several pathophysiological mechanisms have been proposed, such as genetic predisposition, hormonal factors, and arterial wall ischemia. Fibromuscular dysplasia is characterized by hyperplasia or thinning of the smooth muscle, elastic fibre destruction, fibrous tissue proliferation, and arterial wall disorganization. We present a cerebellar hemangioblastoma case not associated with Von Hippel Lindau syndrome.
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