title: The diffusion-weighted imaging and 11-C-methionine positron emission tomography depiction of an endodermal cyst at the cervico-medullary junction.
abstract: A case of a 52-year-old male with left-sided neck pain, vertigo and gait instability is reported. A MRI scan revealed an intra-dural mass at the cervico-medullary junction, further characterised by diffusion-weighted imaging and 11-C-methionine positron emission tomography. Pathological diagnosis was endodermal cyst. The clinico-surgical relevance of the imaging findings is discussed.
authors: a Università degli Studi di Milano , Rozzano , Italy.
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Riva
authors: b Unit of Surgical Neuro-Oncology, Humanitas Research Hospital , Rozzano , Italy.
authors: Riccardo
authors: R
authors: Rodriguez Y Baena
authors: b Unit of Surgical Neuro-Oncology, Humanitas Research Hospital , Rozzano , Italy.
authors: Federico
authors: F
authors: Pessina
authors: c Unit of Nuclear Medicine, Humanitas Research Hospital , Rozzano , Italy.
authors: Egesta
authors: E
authors: Lopci
authors: d Unit of Pathological Anatomy, Humanitas Research Hospital , Rozzano , Italy.
authors: Bethania
authors: B
authors: Fernandes
authors: e Azienda Ospedaliera della Provincia di Lodi , Lodi , Italy.
authors: Carlo
authors: C
authors: Galli
authors: a Università degli Studi di Milano , Rozzano , Italy.
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Rossi
authors: b Unit of Surgical Neuro-Oncology, Humanitas Research Hospital , Rozzano , Italy.|f Department of Biomedical Technology and Translational Medicine , Università degli Studi di Milano , Milan , Italy.
authors: Lorenzo
authors: L
authors: Bello
mesh_terms: D020863:Central Nervous System Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008715:Methionine; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C086242:carbon-11 methionine; D008715:Methionine
keywords: 11-C-methionine positron emission tomography; diffusion-weighted imaging; endodermal cyst