LEPTOMENINGEAL AND CALVARIAL SARCOIDOSIS - CT AND MR APPEARANCE

Authors
FINELLI DA CHRISTOPHERSON LA RHODES RH KIEFER SP TAKAOKA Y
Citation
Da. Finelli et al., LEPTOMENINGEAL AND CALVARIAL SARCOIDOSIS - CT AND MR APPEARANCE, Journal of computer assisted tomography, 19(4), 1995, pp. 639-642
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Journal of computer assisted tomography → ACNP
ISSN journal
03638715
Volume
19
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
639 - 642
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-8715(1995)19:4<639:LACS-C>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We report an unusual case of biopsy-proven combined leptomeningeal and calvarial sarcoidosis, as seen on CT and MRI. A solitary large thick plaque was present in the left hemisphere, with overlying bony infiltr ation and erosion and associated abundant vasogenic edema in the brain . The lytic lesion was visible on Scout digital radiography for CT sli ce positioning. The typical manifestations of CNS sarcoidosis, i.e., c hronic leptomeningitis in the basilar cisterns and hypothalamic region s, were absent.