Masked malignant phenotype with a benign appearance: beat-up copy number profile may be the key for hemangioblastoma dissemination.

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Dissemination of histologically benign hemangioblastoma is rare; approximately 30 cases have previously been reported, and all cases occurred several months to years after surgical resection. Herein, we report a case of hemangioblastoma in which leptomeningeal dissemination occurred 2 years after hypofractionated radiation therapy (39 Gy/13 fractions). The tumor was treated primarily with radiation without...

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