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Supratentorial hemangioblastomas are rarely seen, especially in children and adolescents. We report the case of a 17-year-old male with supratentorial hemangioblastoma. Neuroimaging demonstrated a cystic lesion within the right parietal lobe. Systemic examination revealed no abnormality. The lesion was not attached to the dura and was not associated with von Hippel-Lindau disease. It was very difficult to confirm the final diagnosis of this case, in spite of extensive examination by light microscopy, immunohistochemical studies, and electron microscopy.
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Yamakawa, N., Noda, M., Ohyama, T. et al. A cellular variant of supratentorial hemangioblastoma. Brain Tumor Pathol 17, 15–19 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02478913
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