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Case No. 632
2022-08-01~2022-08-31
출제자 : 황인평
Hit : 507
| Period | 2022-08-01~2022-08-31 |
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| Diagnosis | Subependymoma |
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| Age | 25 |
| Clinical information | F/25 C.C.: paresthesia & weakness of left L/E (3YA) 진단은? |
| Discussion | Rare CNS tumor, much less frequent than intracranial subependymoma Relatively slow-growing benign tumor, histologically to WHO grade I 50% clinically silent and only found incidentally at autopsy location: intramedullary in the cervical or cervicothoracic region age: middle and older age individuals Imaging Findings - eccentric location in spinal cord - MR iso- to low on T1WI, and high SI on T2WI - Poor gadolinium enhancement, but slight enhancement may be present. - Rare intra-tumoral cysts and calcification Swelling of spinal cord: extremely steep --> large fusiform dilatation(subpial growth), resembling bamboo leaf on MRI (bamboo leaf sign) Reference: J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2018 Mar; 61(2): 233–242. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2016;2016:9108641 |
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