MR imaging of late onset orbital rhabdomyosarcoma with intracranial extension.
Magn Reson Imaging
; 11(2): 285-8, 1993.
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| ID: mdl-8455440
ABSTRACT
Today, patients with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma have a favorable prognosis with a survival rate of more than 80%, due to modern radiotherapy. However, those patients with secondary meningeal involvement are still afflicted with a mortality rate of 90% unless a different therapeutic approach is taken. We report a case of a young adult with invasion of the tumor into the anterior cranial fossa. MRI aided in the assessment of the intracranial tumor spread and allowed for a direct visualization of the meningeal membranes. The signal characteristics of the tumor and the adjacent tissue in unenhanced and postcontrast MRI is discussed. MRI was clearly superior to CT and indicative for the choice of treatment.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Rabdomiossarcoma
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Neoplasias Orbitárias
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Magn Reson Imaging
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Áustria