Hemangioblastomas with Blood Supply from the Dural Arteries

Hemangioblastomas are benign vascular tumors that often occur in the cerebellum, and are located near the pia mater. The blood supply is usually received through the pia mater, and rarely through the external carotid artery. The present cases of hemangioblastoma received blood supply from the extern...

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Published inNeurologia medico-chirurgica Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 69 - 73
Main Authors Shoko M.YAMADA, Yukio IKEDA, Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Akira TERAMOTO, Shokei YAMADA
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published THE JAPAN NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY 2000
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Summary:Hemangioblastomas are benign vascular tumors that often occur in the cerebellum, and are located near the pia mater. The blood supply is usually received through the pia mater, and rarely through the external carotid artery. The present cases of hemangioblastoma received blood supply from the external carotid artery (occipital artery) and a branch of the internal carotid artery (carotico-tympanic artery or artery of Bernasconi Cassinari) through the dural branches.
ISSN:0470-8105