Paraganglioma of the cauda equina: case report and review of the MRI features

Autor: M, Herman, R S, Pozzi-Mucelli, M, Skrap
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultatis Medicae. 141
ISSN: 0301-2514
Popis: We report a case of paraganglioma of the cauda equina and review the MRI features in 11 previously published cases with MRI description. On T1-weighted images, paraganglioma is isointense relative to spinal cord and shows moderate to intense enhancement after Gd-DTPA application, usually with heterogeneous texture. On T2-weighted images, different findings were found. MRI features do not allow to distinguish paraganglioma of the cauda equina from majority of other tumors in this region.
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