Discrepancy between computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in a case of medulloblastoma.

Publication/Presentation Date

9-1-1985

Abstract

In a 2-year-old girl with signs and symptoms of a posterior fossa tumor, the computed tomographic scan showed what appeared to be a brain stem glioma. However, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated the lesion to be extrinsic to the brain stem. Posterior fossa exploration disclosed a medulloblastoma filling the 4th ventricle. This discrepancy in imaging techniques points out the usefulness of MRI in the evaluation and treatment of posterior fossa lesions.

Volume

17

Issue

3

First Page

487

Last Page

489

ISSN

0148-396X

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics

PubMedID

4047362

Department(s)

Department of Pediatrics

Document Type

Article

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