Medulloblastoma with extensive calcification

Calcification in cases of medulloblastoma has been described with varying frequency (10%-15.4%) on computed tomographic (CT) scan. Usually these calcifications are small in size and speckled. The authors report a case of medulloblastoma with extensive calcification in the lateral hemisphere of the c...

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Published in:Neuroradiology 1991-01, Vol.33 (5), p.447-448
Main Authors: PRASAD, A, MADAN, V. S, BUXI, T. B. S, PRASAD, M. L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Calcinosis - diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis - pathology
Cerebellar Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Cerebellar Neoplasms - pathology
Cerebellum - pathology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Medulloblastoma - diagnostic imaging
Medulloblastoma - pathology
Neurology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Summary:Calcification in cases of medulloblastoma has been described with varying frequency (10%-15.4%) on computed tomographic (CT) scan. Usually these calcifications are small in size and speckled. The authors report a case of medulloblastoma with extensive calcification in the lateral hemisphere of the cerebellum in an 18-year-old boy.
ISSN:0028-3940
1432-1920
DOI:10.1007/BF00598623