====== Spinal cord hemangioblastoma epidemiology ======

Spinal cord [[hemangioblastoma]]s are the third most common [[spinal cord tumor]], representing 2-6% of all [[intramedullary tumor]]s.


Haemangioblastomas are mostly sporadic (two thirds) with a peak presentation in the fourth decade. Sporadic haemangioblastomas  only rarely occur in children. Males and females are affected equally 4,7.

One third of patients with haemangioblastomas (not just spinal) have von Hippel-Lindau syndrome 6-7 and typically these patients present earlier with multiple tumours.