MR findings of desmoplastic cerebral astrocytoma of infancy.
Desmoplastic cerebral astrocytoma of infancy (DCAI) presents as a large supratentorial mass consisting of a central cystic component and an enhancing solid component associated with peripheral dural attachment. We report the unusual MR findings of a DCAI that differed from previously reported cases in terms of the presence of calcification, which is not considered a feature of this tumor, and the absence of an enhancing peripheral dural component.
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Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, and Snumrc, Seoul, Korea. kimio@radcom.snu.ac.kr
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D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology