[Diagnosis and treatment of spinal cord hemangioblastoma].

Objective: To study the diagnosis and treatment of spinal cord hemangioblastoma.

Method: The clinical data of 42 patients with spinal cord hemangioblastoma who were operated on between 1997 and 2005 were analyzed.

Result: Spinal cord hemangioblastoma mostly showed space occupying lesions with clear boundary and Dd-DTPA homogenous enhancement by MRI. All the 42 patients underwent complete excision. 27 patients showed improvement of their symptoms, the 6 patients failed to show any change, and neurological deficits were aggravated in the 5 patients.

Conclusion: MRI and DSA are helpful in qualitative and localized diagnoses of the spinal cord hemangioblastoma. Surgical outcomes are favorable.