Hemangioblastoma of the Cerebellopontine Angle Evaluated with Pseudocontinuous Arterial Spin Labeling

Magn Reson Med Sci. 2021 Mar 1;20(1):18-19. doi: 10.2463/mrms.ici.2020-0011. Epub 2020 Mar 4.

Abstract

Hemangioblastomas of the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) that emerge extra-axially from the peripheral nervous system are extremely rare. We report a case of hemangioblastoma of the CPA evaluated by pseudocontinuous arterial spin labeling (pCASL). The high rate of tumor blood flow determined using pCASL provided additional useful information for the differential diagnosis of the CPA tumors in this patient.

Keywords: cerebellopontine angle; hemangioblastoma; pseudocontinuous arterial spin labeling.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms* / blood supply
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Cerebellopontine Angle* / blood supply
  • Cerebellopontine Angle* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebellopontine Angle* / pathology
  • Hemangioblastoma* / blood supply
  • Hemangioblastoma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioblastoma* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Spin Labels

Substances

  • Spin Labels