CASE REPORT   

Minerva Respiratory Medicine 2025 March;64(1):43-8

DOI: 10.23736/S2784-8477.24.02157-0

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language: English

Enhancing the management of hemangioblastoma of the IV ventricle sequelae after the surgical resection: the role of multidisciplinary rehabilitation

Leone STILO ¹ ✉, Pietro ARCURI ¹, Giulia CONTESSA ¹, Agata LAX ¹, Laura FAGETTI ¹, Elena COMPALATI ¹, Giulia BERETTA ², Giuseppe RUSSO ¹, Salvatore A. SCIURELLO ¹, Jorge NAVARRO ¹, Paolo I. BANFI ¹, Paolo SOLIDORO ³

¹ IRCCS Santa Maria Nascente, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi (FDG) Onlus, Milan, Italy; ² School of Specialization in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; ³ Section of Pneumology, Department of Medical Sciences, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

Posterior cranial fossa neoplastic pathologies, particularly in the fourth ventricle, can lead to debilitating conditions requiring multidisciplinary rehabilitation. This case report aims to clarify the role of multidisciplinary management in major vital functions and in improving the quality of life in a 28-year-old male undergoing resection of solitary hemangioblastoma of the IV ventricle. The main rehabilitation courses the patient underwent and the 6-month follow-up are discussed.

KEY WORDS: Rehabilitation; Deglutition disorders; Respiratory distress syndrome; Cranial fossa, posterior; Hemangioblastoma