Retraction: Solid hemangioblastoma in the cerebellopontine angle: Importance of external carotid blood supply with regard to the probable site of origin and preoperative embolization.

[This retracts the article on p. S1 in vol. 7, PMID: 26862451.].

The article titled, “Solid hemangioblastoma in the cerebellopontine angle: Importance of external carotid blood supply with regard to the probable site of origin and preoperative embolization” published in pages S1-4, Supplement 1, vol. 7 of “Surgical Neurology International”[1] is being retracted. It has been found that the article contains several data errors which interfere with the correct information that the article originally intends to bring out to the readers. Owing to high number of errors, including improperly used references, it was not possible to publish an errata and thus the article is being retracted on technical grounds.

Dr. Dhandapani Sivashanmugam

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery,

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER),

Chandigarh - 160 012, India