DERMOID TUMOR WITH PERSISTENTLY LOW CSF GLUCOSE AND UNUSUAL CT AND MRI FINDINGS

Citation
G. Erdem et al., DERMOID TUMOR WITH PERSISTENTLY LOW CSF GLUCOSE AND UNUSUAL CT AND MRI FINDINGS, Pediatric neurology, 10(1), 1994, pp. 75-77
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,Pediatrics
Journal title
ISSN journal
08878994
Volume
10
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
75 - 77
Database
ISI
SICI code
0887-8994(1994)10:1<75:DTWPLC>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A patient with dermoid tumor, presenting with persistent hypoglycorrha chia in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis is reported. Th e presence of ring enhancements without infection, surrounding edema, and mass effect on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are unusual findings for these tumors.