Hemangioblastoma

Hemangioblastoma of the central nervous system is a benign tumor that is typically cystic and can occur throughout the central nervous system. It is a tumor composed of hemangioblasts, a type of stem cell that normally give rise to blood vessels or blood cells. Its name breaks down to Greek roots as follows: Haema , angeion , blastos , oma . (From the Wikpedia article Hemangioblastoma.)

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Recent Publications on Hemangioblastoma:
Continuous hypertension and tachycardia after resection of a hemangioblastoma behind the dorsal medulla oblongata: relationship to sympathetic overactivity at the neurogenic vasomotor center. A very rare case of continuous hypertension and tachycardia after excision...	17th November, 2009	Department of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of	J Neurosurg. 2009 Nov 13. DOI Direct Link
Disseminated hemangioblastomatosis of the central nervous system without von Hippel-Lindau disease: a case report. We report a very rare case of hemangioblastomatosis that developed after...	7th November, 2009	Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan	J Korean Med Sci. 2009 Aug;24(4):755-9. Epub 2009 Jul 30. DOI Direct Link
Spontaneous intramedullary hemorrhage of spinal hemangioblastoma: case report. OBJECTIVE: Spontaneous hemorrhage of a spinal hemangioblastoma is a rare...	5th November, 2009	Department of Neurological Surgery, George Washington University,	Neurosurgery. 2009 Sep;65(3):E627-8; discussion E628. DOI Direct Link
"Why have I got a 'dead ear', doctor"? Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome is a dominantly inherited familial cancer...	29th October, 2009	Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, UK.	Br J Radiol. 2009 Oct;82(982):877-9. DOI Direct Link
Expression of inhibin alpha by stromal cells of retinal angiomas excised from a patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease. BACKGROUND: To report the results of immunohistochemical analyses of a...	23rd October, 2009	Kyorin Eye Center, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.	Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2009 Sep;53(5):501-5. Epub 2009 Oct 22. DOI Direct Link
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Hemangioblastoma Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7524832	Combretastatin A-4 phosphate prodrug mono-and di-organic amine salts, mono-and di-amino acid salts and mono-and di-amino acid ester salts
7550262	PTPN11 (SHP-2) mutations and cancer
7550432	Recombinant fusion proteins to growth hormone and serum albumin
7553816	p-amidobenzylethers in drug delivery agents
7553936	Anti-TREM-like transcript-1 (TLT-1) antibodies and compositions
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