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Brainstem glioma

Case contributed by The Radswiki
Diagnosis probable

Patient Data

Age: Child

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mri

Heterogeneous T2 increase in the pons, with a flat floor of the forth ventricle and effacement of the pre-pontine basal cistern. On the right side, there is a region of peripheral ring enhancement. 

Case Discussion

Features are characteristic of brainstem glioma

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