Post-radiation reactive changes in a single vertebral body mimicking metastatic pineoblastoma: Case report

This 18-year-old woman presented with headache and diplopia over several months and was found to have an enhancing pineal tumor with resultant obstructive hydrocephalus. Following standard preoperative diagnostic tests, including spinal axis imaging, the patient was taken to the operating room for a...

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Published in:	Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics Vol. 4; no. 5; pp. 479 - 483
Main Authors:	TATE, Matthew C, BANERJEE, Anurahda, VANDENBERG, Scott R, TIHAN, Tarik, CHI, John H, AMES, Christopher P, PARSA, AndrewT
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Charlottesville, VA American Association of Neurological Surgeons 01-11-2009
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Medical sciences Neurosurgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Case study Spine Radiation radiation therapy Vertebral body Malignant tumor Metastasis metastatic pineoblastoma Radiotherapy Differential diagnostic Cancer
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