RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Imaging Findings of CNS Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumors
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 476
OP 480
VO 25
IS 3
A1 Arslanoglu, Atilla
A1 Aygun, Nafi
A1 Tekhtani, Deapak
A1 Aronson, Leslie
A1 Cohen, Ken
A1 Burger, Peter C.
A1 Yousem, David M.
YR 2004
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/3/476.abstract
AB Summary: Four patients with brain tumors were diagnosed with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors and underwent CT and MR imaging. For all tumors, aggressive features were shown by imaging studies and included hydrocephalus, apparent invasion of the adjacent brain and dura, and marked mass effect. The striking heterogeneity of the atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor shown by imaging studies reflects the histopathologic complexity of these tumors, and awareness of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor is important in making the correct diagnosis of this uncommon but probably underdiagnosed entity.