Diffusion-weighted imaging of an atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor of the cervical spine.
Spinal atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a rare, aggressive malignant neoplasm of the central nervous system usually seen in young children and infants. We present diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) findings for an intradural extramedullary AT/RT in the cervical spine of a 6-year-old boy. High signal on DWI and low apparent diffusion coefficients may represent high cellularity of the tumor. These findings indicated a highly malignant tumor.
Department of Radiology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Japan. tniwa@kcmc.jp
Tetsu
T
Niwa
Noriko
N
Aida
Mio
M
Tanaka
Jun
J
Okubo
Mari
M
Sasano
Ayako
A
Shishikura
Kazutoshi
K
Fujita
Susumu
S
Ito
Yukichi
Y
Tanaka
Hisato
H
Kigasawa
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery