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ArticleThe Indian journal of radiology & imaging2022

Unleashing the Mystery of a Treated Case of Medulloblastoma.

Renuka M Ashtekar, Sridhar Epari, Prakash M Shetty, Arpita A Sahu

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Article in The Indian journal of radiology & imaging, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Renuka M AshtekarDepartment of Radiology, Tata Memorial Centre and Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0001-7505-6517
Sridhar EpariDepartment of Pathology, Tata Memorial Centre and Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Prakash M ShettyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tata Memorial Centre and Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Arpita A SahuDepartment of Radiology, Tata Memorial Centre and Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0003-1549-3680

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Abstract

Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant brain tumor in children. Despite advancement in treatment modalities, recurrence remains common, even among those treated with a combination of neurosurgery, craniospinal irradiation, and chemotherapy. The diagnosis of recurrence is usually not difficult in these cases. However, it may pose a challenge in cases with unusual clinical presentation and imaging. Imaging findings on magnetic resonance imaging, with application of perfusion, in conjunction with positron emission tomography-computed tomography can help in clinching the diagnosis in such cases. MB subgroups show consistent patterns even in cases of recurrence, and sonic hedgehog group MB may present as local recurrence showing enhancement with no diffusion restriction, as demonstrated in this case.

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MR perfusionradiation-induced demyelinationradiation-induced gliomarecurrent medulloblastoma

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PMID36177290
PMCPMC9514894

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