Cerebellar Gliofibroma

Case of cerebellar gliofibroma with numerous psammoma bodies reported

Published in Physician Law Weekly, July 26th, 2006

A case of cerebellar gliofibroma with numerous psammoma bodies was reported.

According to a study from Japan, "A case of psammoma body rich gliofibroma is reported. Computed tomography (CT) showed a high-density mass without contrast enhancement in the right cerebellar hemisphere."

"Magnetic resonance images (MRI) demonstrated a mass with a mixture of high- and iso-intensity regions without meningeal attachment on both T1- and T2-weighted images. Pathological examinations revealed a biphasic pattern consisting of tumor cells in sparce cellularity and dense fibrous connective tissue. Numerous psammoma bodies of uniform size were found in the stroma....

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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2006-07-26)

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