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Prognostic Factors of Spinal Intramedullary Hemangioblastoma : Analysis of Surgical Outcomes and Tumor Characteristics

  • Hyun-Jun Jang (Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Bong-Ju Moon (Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kyung-Hyun Kim (Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jeong-Yoon Park (Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Dong-Kyu Chin (Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yong-Eun Cho (Department of Neurosurgery, Leon Wiltse Memorial Hospital) ;
  • Keun-Su Kim (Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2023.10.26
  • Accepted : 2024.04.19
  • Published : 2024.11.01
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Abstract

Objective : Spinal intramedullary hemangioblastoma is a rare and highly vascularized benign tumor. The characteristics of the tumor, its corresponding location, and surgical outcomes remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors and strategies for neurologic deterioration following hemangioblastoma surgery. Methods : A comprehensive retrospective analysis was undertaken to evaluate patients who underwent surgical intervention for intramedullary hemangioblastoma at our institution from 1993 to 2022. Patients with at least 1 year of follow-up data were included. The analysis covered patient demographics, pre- and post-operative modified McCormick scale (MMCS), tumor location, and tumor size. Results : This study included 25 cases. One-year after surgery, neurological deterioration was observed in five cases (20.0%), and neurological improvement was found in nine cases (36.0%). Five cases were ventrally located, and twelve cases were dorsally located. Ventrally located cases were larger in tumor axial size (p=0.029) than dorsal location tumors, resulting in poorer follow-up MMCS and a higher prevalence of von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL) (p=0.042). Three of them were confirmed to be supplied by the anterior spinal artery. In the case of dorsally located cases, there was no neurologic deterioration. Conclusion : In intramedullary spinal cord hemangioblastomas, cases located ventrally had a higher incidence of neurological deterioration following surgery than those located dorsally or in intramedullary extramedullary cases. Ventrally located hemangioblastomas were larger than those in other locations. They were mainly supplied by the anterior spinal artery in VHL patients.

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