MRI of subarachnoid dissemination of medulloblastoma

M Kochi; Y Mihara; A Takada; C Yatomi; M Morioka; S Yamashiro; S Yano; J Kuratsu; S Uemura; Y Ushio

doi:10.1007/BF00588233

MRI of subarachnoid dissemination of medulloblastoma

Neuroradiology. 1991;33(3):264-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00588233.

Authors

M Kochi¹, Y Mihara, A Takada, C Yatomi, M Morioka, S Yamashiro, S Yano, J Kuratsu, S Uemura, Y Ushio

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.

PMID: 1881548
DOI: 10.1007/BF00588233

Abstract

We report two cases with subarachnoid dissemination of medulloblastoma depicted clearly by Gadolinium-DTPA enhanced MRI. We also demonstrate the superiority of Gadolinium-DTPA enhanced MRI over nonenhanced MRI, CT, myelography and postmyelographic CT for diagnosing subarachnoid dissemination and for monitoring the response to therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain / pathology
Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
Cerebellar Neoplasms / diagnosis
Cerebellar Neoplasms / pathology*
Child
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Medulloblastoma / diagnosis
Medulloblastoma / secondary*
Subarachnoid Space