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An unusual case of a highly progressive supratentorial capillary haemangioblastoma – histopathological considerations

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We describe a case of a rapidly progressive, sporadic, non-von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease associated supratentorial capillary haemangioblastoma. Despite the classical histopathological presentation consisting of stromal cells and abundant capillaries, the tumour showed an unfavourable clinical course.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    B. Orakcioglu & Y. Yonekawa

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    B. Orakcioglu & O. W. Sakowitz

  3. Institute of Surgical Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    A. Perren

  4. Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    F. L. Heppner

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Orakcioglu, B., Sakowitz, O., Perren, A. et al. An unusual case of a highly progressive supratentorial capillary haemangioblastoma – histopathological considerations. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 149, 419–423 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-006-1100-2

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