Neoplastic Process
cerebellar hemangioblastoma
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Definitions related to cerebellar hemangioblastoma:
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A benign, slow-growing tumor in the cerebellum (part of the brain at the back of the head), made up of abnormal blood vessel growth. People with von Hippel-Landau disease have an increased risk of developing hemangioblastomas.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A hemangioblastoma of the cerebellum.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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A histologically benign tumor, usually cystic with a vascular mural nodule, that is most often found in the cerebellum though it has been reported at other sites within the neuraxis. It is associated with von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL gene located on chr 3p25-26).NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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