Bilateral Thalamic and Right Fronto-temporo-parietal Gliomas in a 4 Years Old Child Diagnosed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Authors

  • Ahmed Fathy Sharaf
  • Ehab Shaban Mahmoud Hamouda
  • Jennifer Gek Choo Teo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v10i1.2306

Keywords:

Bithalamic gliomas, cortical gliomas, intracranial mass, paediatric seizures, magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract

We report the neuroimaging findings of a 4-year-old girl with biopsy-proven bilateral thalamic and right fronto-temporo-parietal cortical gliomas, which are uncommon tumours involving the central nervous system. Despite their benignity, the prognosis is usually poor because of involvement of the thalamic nuclei and difficulty in surgical excision. These lesions have limited differential diagnoses that include metabolic, toxic, infective, vascular and neoplastic. Imaging characteristics on conventional Magnetic Resonance (MR), Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) and Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can further narrow the differential diagnosis and also provide additional information regarding the degree of involvement of adjacent brain tissue and white matter tracts around the lesions.

Author Biographies

Ahmed Fathy Sharaf

Radiologist-Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore

Ehab Shaban Mahmoud Hamouda

Associate consultant radiologist- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore

Jennifer Gek Choo Teo

Senior Consultant Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore

Journal of Radiology Case Reports January 2016 issue - Cover page: Bilateral Thalamic and Right Fronto-temporo-parietal Gliomas in a 4 Years Old Child Diagnosed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Ahmed Fathy Sharaf et al.

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Published

2016-01-27

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Neuroradiology

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