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MR imaging of a malignant schwannoma and an osteoblastoma with fluid-fluid levels. Report of two new cases

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One case of malignant schwannoma of the sacrum and another of occipital osteoblastoma were evaluated by MR imaging. Both tumors showed fluid-fluid levels with different signal intensities in the sequences performed. Pathologic examination revealed hemmorhagic fluid in both tumors. Malignant schwannoma and osteoblastoma should be included in the list of bone and soft-tissue with fluid-fluid levels. Our data confirm the non-specificity of this finding, which only suggests the presence of previous intratumoral hemorrhage.

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  1. Centre Diagnòstic Pedralbes, Ressonància Magnètica, Monestir 3, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain, ES

    J. C. Vilanova, J. L. Dolz, J. Aldomà & A. Capdevila

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Mútua de Terrassa, Pl. Dr. Robert 5, E-08221 Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain, ES

    J. L. Maestro de Leon & A. Aparicio

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  1. J. C. Vilanova
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  2. J. L. Dolz
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Received 17 July 1997; Revision received 28 October 1997; Accepted 1 December 1997

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Vilanova, J., Dolz, J., Maestro de Leon, J. et al. MR imaging of a malignant schwannoma and an osteoblastoma with fluid-fluid levels. Report of two new cases. Eur Radiol 8, 1359–1362 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050552

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