Huge craniopharyngioma: diffusion MRI and contrast-enhanced FLAIR imaging.
Craniopharyngiomas are most commonly located extraaxially in the suprasellar area. They are benign but aggressive neoplasms. An adult patient is reported to have a huge craniopharyngioma with gross extensions to the surroundings. In diffusion MRI, it had high signal for b=1000 mm(2)/s (true diffusion) images, and at the same time, high ADC values (=2.12 and 2.27 x 10(-3)mm(2)/s, compared to that of normal cerebellar parenchyma 0.85 x 10(-3)mm(2)/s). In FLAIR images, obtained after administration of intravenous contrast medium, an intense, diffuse enhancement pattern was seen involving the viable tumor portions as well as the intratumoral fluid.
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Department of Radiology, Ege University Hospital, Bornova, 35100-TR Izmir, Turkey. rnsener@hotmail.com
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003287:Contrast Media; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media