hemangioblastoma /he·man·gio·blas·to·ma/ (he-man″je-o-blas-to´mah) a benign blood vessel tumor of the cerebellum, spinal cord, or retina, consisting of proliferated blood vessel cells and angioblasts.
hemangioblastoma
hemangioblastoma [he-man″je-o-blas-to´mah]
he·man·gi·o·blas·to·ma (h -m n j - -bl-st m )n. A benign, slowly growing, cerebellar neoplasm composed of capillary-forming endothelial cells. Also called angioblastoma. |
hemangioblastoma
[hēman′jē·ōblastō′mə] pl. hemangioblastomas, hemangioblastomata
Etymology: Gk, haima + angeion, vessel, blastos, germ, oma, tumor
a brain tumor composed of a proliferation of capillaries and of disorganized clusters of capillary cells or angioblasts, usually occurring in the cerebellum.
hemangioblastoma [he-man″je-o-blas-to´mah]
a benign blood vessel tumor of the cerebellum, spinal cord, or retina, consisting of proliferated blood vessel cells and angioblasts. Those arising in the cerebellum (cerebellar hemangioblastoma) may be cystic and associated with von hippel-lindau disease. Called also angioblastoma.
cerebellar hemangioblastoma hemangioblastoma of the cerebellum, often cystic; an autosomal dominant form is associated with von Hippel-Lindau disease.
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