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:
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
An ultrastructural study of the histogenesis of haemangioblastoma. Seven cases of cerebellar haemangioblastoma, not associated with von...	23rd October, 2009	Department of Public Health, Section of Pathology, Second University of	Pathologica. 2009 Feb;101(1):1-5.
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Hemangioblastoma Clinical Trials:
Treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL)-Related Hemangioblastoma With PTK787/ZK 222584

Hemangioblastoma Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7521542	Humanized Fc.gamma.RIIB-specific antibodies and methods of use thereof
7550140	Antibody to the human OX40 receptor
7550262	PTPN11 (SHP-2) mutations and cancer
7550432	Recombinant fusion proteins to growth hormone and serum albumin
7553816	p-amidobenzylethers in drug delivery agents
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