title: Gangliocytoma--magnetic resonance imaging characteristics.
abstract: An atypical presentation of a temporal lobe gangliocytoma in an adult female with headaches is reported. Computed tomography showed a hypodense enhancing mass in the right temporal lobe with vasogenic oedema and mass effect. MRI demonstrated a well demarcated mass of low signal on T1W, intermediate signal on PDW, high signal on T2W and homogeneous enhancement on post-gadolinium scan. This case is an addition to the current literature for the characteristic MR features of a ganglion cell tumour.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newscastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Sherazi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000175:diagnosis; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA