Abstract
A 30-year-old male presented with left facial pain and numbness. Initial MRI demonstrated an enhancing mass involving the left trigeminal nerve. Follow-up imaging showed interval growth with erosion of the sphenoid body. Surgical resection was performed and immunohistochemistry staining was consistent with an atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor. Awareness of this entity and its imaging features such as diffusion restriction, intratumoral hemorrhage, and bony destruction, can help guide confirmatory diagnostic testing and appropriate therapy.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 447-449 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Neuroradiology Journal |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Brain tumor
- Cranial nerve involvement
- MRI
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Clinical Neurology