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 Atilla Arslanoglu
A1 Nafi Aygun
A1 Deapak Tekhtani
A1 Leslie Aronson
A1 Ken Cohen
A1 Peter C. Burger
A1 David M. Yousem
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.