A rare case of CNS hemangiopericytoma presenting with papilledema

Abstract

Hemangiopericytoma rarely affects the central nervous system (CNS) and usually presents to neurologists with neurological symptoms. We report a rare case of large CNS hemangiopericytoma which presented to an ophthalmologist with only signs of mild defective vision and papilledema.

Keywords

• hemangiopericytoma
• central nervous system
• papilledema