Medulloblastoma: atypical CT and MRI findings in children.
Posterior fossa mass lesions in children usually present a diagnostic challenge despite their high frequency and the limited number of differential diagnostic possibilities. Consideration of medulloblastoma within the differential diagnosis of such lesions mandates an aggressive surgical approach as residual tumor is a known risk factor for poor prognosis. Preoperative imaging of the entire neuroaxis is critical given the high propensity of drop metastases. In this pictorial presentation, we review and demonstrate less common features of medulloblastomas to facilitate diagnosis in challenging cases.
Eran
Ayelet
A
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Division of Neuroradiology, 600 N. Wolfe St., Phipps B-112, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. aeran1@jhmi.edu
Ozturk
Arzu
A
Aygun
Nafi
N
Izbudak
Izlem
I
D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
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