Gliosarcoma of the Cerebellar Hemisphere: a Case Report and Review of the Literature.
10.3348/kjr.2010.11.5.566
- Author:
Sung Kyoung MOON
1
;
Eui Jong KIM
;
Woo Suk CHOI
;
Chang Woo RYU
;
Bong Jin PARK
;
Juhie LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul 130-702, Korea. euijkim@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
- Keywords:
Gliosarcoma;
Cerebellum;
Posterior cranial fossa;
Infratentorial tumor;
Computed tomography (CT);
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- MeSH:
Aged;
Cerebellar Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/surgery;
Contrast Media/diagnostic use;
Female;
Gliosarcoma/*diagnosis/pathology/surgery;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2010;11(5):566-570
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Gliosarcoma is a rare central nervous system tumor usually located in the supratentorial area. Here we report a rare case of a gliosarcoma that developed in the cerebellar hemisphere in a 70-year-old woman. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed an infratentorial mass of which radiological features were similar to those of glioblastoma. The tumor was diagnosed by pathology as a gliosarcoma. Though rare, gliosarcoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of infratentorial tumors with radiological features of glioblastoma or metastasis in elderly patients.
