Diffusion-weighted MRI in Lhermitte-Duclos disease: report of two cases.
Lhermitte-Duclos disease is a rare benign lesion of uncertain pathogenesis characterized by distortion of the normal cerebellar laminar cytoarchitecture. There is a characteristic MR imaging appearance of a nonenhancing mass in the cerebellar hemisphere with a striated pattern. We report two cases of Lhermitte-Duclos disease and describe findings on diffusion-weighted MR imaging.
Moonis
Gul
G
Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. moonis@rad.upenn.edu
Ibrahim
Mahanad
M
Melhem
Elias R
ER
D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged