Subdural enhancement of the spinal cord during the contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging after resection of posterior cranial fossa tumor in children
https://doi.org/10.20862/0042-4676-2016-97-3-161-164
Abstract
Diagnosis of spinal leptomeningeal metastases in children with brain tumors is currently performed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast enhancement. In some cases, non-specific contrast agent accumulation along the meninges is detected on MRI in the postoperative period, which can be misdiagnosed as metastases, or can obscure true metastasis to the spinal cord. The article presents a clinical example of this phenomenon.
About the Authors
G. V. Tereschenko
D. Rogachev Federal Pediatric Oncology, Immunology and Hematology Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Health of the RF, ul. Samory Mashela, 1, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Head of Department of Radiology
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Head of Department of Radiology
S. S. Ozerov
D. Rogachev Federal Pediatric Oncology, Immunology and Hematology Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Health of the RF, ul. Samory Mashela, 1, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon
E. V. Kumirova
D. Rogachev Federal Pediatric Oncology, Immunology and Hematology Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Health of the RF, ul. Samory Mashela, 1, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, DSc, Doctor Neurooncology
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, DSc, Doctor Neurooncology
A. V. Artemov
D. Rogachev Federal Pediatric Oncology, Immunology and Hematology Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Health of the RF, ul. Samory Mashela, 1, Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Radiologist
Russian Federation
MD, PhD, Radiologist
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Tereschenko G.V., Ozerov S.S., Kumirova E.V., Artemov A.V. Subdural enhancement of the spinal cord during the contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging after resection of posterior cranial fossa tumor in children. Journal of radiology and nuclear medicine. 2016;97(3):161-164. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20862/0042-4676-2016-97-3-161-164
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