title: Spontaneous remission of a diffuse brainstem lesion in a neonate.
abstract: We describe here the spontaneous remission of a diffuse brainstem lesion found in an infant at the age of 7 weeks. Clinical and MRI characteristics strongly suggested a diffuse pontine glioma. Repeated MRI studies showed a continuous decrease in the size of the lesion, which was no longer visible by the age of 27 months. Spontaneous remission of diffuse pontine glioma is extremely rare; to our knowledge there are reports of only three similar cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. leena.schomerus@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: Leena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schomerus
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Merkenschlager
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hirsch
mesh_terms: D020295:Brain Stem Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D005910:Glioma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA