Imaging characteristics of an unusual, high-grade angiocentric glioma: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Radiology Case Reports

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Aguilar, Hector Noel ^a   Yan Hung, Ryan Wei ^a   Mehta, Vivek ^a   Kotylak, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiocentric glioma; Diffusion tensor imaging; MR imaging; MR spectroscopy; MR tractography

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ANGIOCENTRIC GLIOMA; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEADACHE; HEMIPARESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERSALIVATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PAPILLEDEMA; PARESTHESIA; PHOTOPHOBIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PUPIL REFLEX; SEIZURE; TRACTOGRAPHY; WEAKNESS;

ANGIOCENTRIC GLIOMA; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; MR IMAGING; MR SPECTROSCOPY; MR TRACTOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; DACARBAZINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GANGLIOGLIOMA; GANGLIONEUROMA; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM GRADING; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; PAPILLEDEMA; PARESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, LOW;

EID: 84868372795     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3941/jrcr.v6i10.1134     Document Type: Article

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