Journal
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
Volume 14, Issue 7, Pages 1169-1173Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-003-2210-3
Keywords
pilocytic astrocytoma; MRI; cerebellopontine angle; caudal cranial nerve complex
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We describe a rare case of adult pilocytic astrocytoma in which exophytic growth from the brain stem presented as a right cerebellopontine angle mass. An initial MRI examination using T2- and T1-weighted images without and with contrast suggested the diagnosis of schwannoma. Subsequent use of 3D CISS (three-dimensional constructive interference in steady state) and T1-weighted contrast-enhanced 3D MP-RAGE (three-dimensional magnetization prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo) sequences led to the diagnosis of an exophytic brain stem tumor, documented the precise relationships of the tumor to cranial nerve VIII, revealed encasement of cranial nerves IX-XII (later confirmed intraoperatively), and provided the proper basis for planning surgical management.
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