SPINAL INTRAMEDULLARY GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA - MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING

被引:20
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作者
KOOK, H
HWANG, TJ
KANG, HK
KIM, SH
KIM, JH
机构
[1] Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwangju
[2] Department of Radiology, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwangju
[3] Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwangju
关键词
SPINAL INTRAMEDULLARY; GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ACUTE MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA;
D O I
10.1016/0730-725X(93)90421-9
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
A rare case of spinal intramedullary granulocytic sarcoma (GS) in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia is described along with its magnetic resonance (MR) finding. The mass shows isointense signal on T1-weighted images, and slightly higher intensity on T2-weighted images. Contrast enhancement with gadolinium (Gd)-DTPA in this case differs from the other report in which the tumor was not enhanced. As MRI becomes the first choice in the evaluation of spinal tumors, high index of suspicion of GS with familiarity with its MR finding in leukemic patients may obviate the need for surgical intervention, since the tumor is sensitive to both radiation and chemotherapy.
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页码:135 / 137
页数:3
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