Hemangioblastoma - recurrence

Case contributed by Bahman Rasuli
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

A known case of brain tumor underwent surgical resection 9 years ago.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
mri

A cerebellar vermian cystic lesion with a superficial solid nodule measuring about 30 x 35 x 40 mm.

The nodule shows water restriction on DWI images and avid enhancement after contrast injection.

No convincing enhancement of the cyst wall.

Case Discussion

The imaging features are highly consistent with the recurrence of the known brain tumor (hemangioblastoma).

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