EXTENSION OF A CEREBELLAR CYSTIC ASTROCYTOMA INTO THE CERVICAL CANAL,DEMONSTRATED BY MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING

Authors
LEPROUX F MELANCON D MERCIER C ETHIER R
Citation
F. Leproux et al., EXTENSION OF A CEREBELLAR CYSTIC ASTROCYTOMA INTO THE CERVICAL CANAL,DEMONSTRATED BY MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING, Canadian Association of Radiologists journal, 44(6), 1993, pp. 460-462
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Canadian Association of Radiologists journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
08465371
Volume
44
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
460 - 462
Database
ISI
SICI code
0846-5371(1993)44:6<460:EOACCA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
One characteristic feature of ependymomas of the fourth ventricle is a tendency to extend through the foramina, specifically the foramina of Luschka and Magendie, the foramen magnum and the aqueduct of Sylvius. The authors report a case of pilocytic astrocytoma of the cerebellum that mimicked such extension into the upper cervical canal. This findi ng was revealed by magnetic resonance imaging and confirmed at surgery .