Cerebellar Hemangioblastomas in a High-risk Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Xue Wang; Yang Liu; Da-Ping Song

doi:10.2174/1573405619666221017114922

Cerebellar Hemangioblastomas in a High-risk Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Curr Med Imaging. 2023;19(6):654-657. doi: 10.2174/1573405619666221017114922.

Authors

Xue Wang^{1

2}, Yang Liu^{1

2}, Da-Ping Song³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, 25 Taiping Street, Lu Zhou, 646000, China.
² Department of Neurosurgery, The Third Hospital of MianYang·Sichuan Mental Health Center, Sichuan, 621000, China.
³ Department of Pathology,The Third Hospital of MianYang•Sichuan Mental Health Center, Sichuan,621000,China.

Abstract

Introduction: Hemangioblastomas are highly vascular benign tumors that may increase in size during pregnancy. The concurrence of cerebellar hemangioblastoma in high-risk pregnancy is extremely rare and the treatment in this situation can be challenged.

Case: Here, we report a case of a 30-year-old woman in the 33rd PW who had experienced a severe headache, dizziness, vomiting, and limb weakness. Cesarean section was performed in the 34th PW, followed by neurosurgery under multidisciplinary discussion.

Discussion: The pathological exam suggested hemangioblastomas. Finally, both the pregnancy and the fetus had a good outcome.

Conclusion: This case emphasizes that the timing of surgery should be determined according to the neurological symptoms of the pregnancy and the gestational age (GA) and condition of the fetus.

Keywords: CNS; Cerebellar; GA; case report; hemangioblastoma; high-risk pregnancy.

Publication types

Review
Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Cerebellar Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Cerebellar Neoplasms* / surgery
Cesarean Section
Female
Hemangioblastoma* / diagnostic imaging
Hemangioblastoma* / surgery
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, High-Risk