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Magnetic resonance imaging of infratentorial anaplastic ependymoma in children.
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PMID:  21530988     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To show the main findings for anaplastic ependymoma on MRI. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We reviewed all patients diagnosed with anaplastic ependymoma at our tertiary hospital during a six-year period. We recorded the MRI findings for this type of tumor (on conventional sequences following the protocol for the study of CNS tumors, diffusion-weighted imaging, contrast-enhanced sequences, and MR spectroscopy). RESULTS: Our series comprises seven children with infratentorial anaplastic ependymoma. We found no definitive characteristics to distinguish between grade II and grade III tumors before histology, as none of the lesions had spread to the cerebrospinal fluid at diagnosis or showed increased restriction in the diffusion-weighted sequence. CONCLUSIONS: The MRI characteristics cannot definitively distinguish between grade II ependymomas and anaplastic grade III ependymomas. Only a few details about diffusion and dissemination to the cerebrospinal fluid, if present, can distinguish between these types at imaging.
Authors:
M I Martínez León; M Vidal Denis; B Weil Lara
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-4-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiologia     Volume:  -     ISSN:  0033-8338     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-5-2     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0120775     Medline TA:  Radiologia     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG; SPA     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2010 SERAM. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Sección de Radiología Pediátrica, Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Materno-Infantil del Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Carlos Haya, Málaga, España.
Vernacular Title:
Resonancia magnética en el ependimoma anaplásico infratentorial pediátrico.
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