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image of the angioblastoma before removal with the first surgery, which comprised the craniectomy procedure.
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A 40-year-old woman underwent a right side suboccipital craniectomy to remove in-toto a cerebellar angioblastoma (Fig. 1).
The MRI shows a large herniation of the right cerebellar hemisphere in the neck through the site of the craniectomy.
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In hospital an MRI scan was carried out and it showed a right cerebellar hemisphere herniation in the neck, which had come through the site of the craniectomy (Fig. 2).
The MRI after the plastic surgery to the cranium shows the resolution of the herniation.
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The MRI carried out the day after the new surgery confirmed the complete resolution of the herniation (Fig. 3).