title: Intracranial route of a cervical neuroblastoma through skull base foramina.
abstract: A case of primary cervical neuroblastoma gaining access to the cerebellopontine angle via direct perineural spread is described. MRI effectively delineated soft tissues, while CT demonstrated tumor calcifications and the integrity of adjacent bones. Both imaging modalities were beneficial in predicting the unique histology and pattern of disease confirmed at surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0019, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Schonfeld
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Mezrich
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Rosenfeld
mesh_terms: D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D019291:Skull Base / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed