Case report: CT and MRI demonstration of hypothalamic and infundibular relapse in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
The central nervous system is affected in up to 10% of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, usually in the form of leptomeningeal infiltration. Parenchymal spread is rare. We report a case in which CT and MRI demonstrated hypothalamic and infundibular relapse.
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Department of Radiology, Royal London Hospital, UK.
Bhattacharya
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Cavenagh
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D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000473:pathology*; D017254:Leukemic Infiltration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012074:Remission Induction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA